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Illuminated Gospel

Unknown artist

Maximum print size

23.1 × 32.0 cm · 9.1 × 12.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,744 × 3,774 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 23.1 × 32.0 cm · 9.1 × 12.6 in
Mat border, sides: 8.9 cm · 3.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.4 cm · 3.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: late 14th–early 15th century
Medium: Parchment (vellum), wood (acacia), tempera, ink
Type: Hide-Documents
Size: 28.6 × 10.2 cm · 11.3 × 4.0 in
Origin: Amhara peoples
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Adoration of the Magi, Annunciation, Christ, Crucifixion, Nativity, Saints
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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