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Christ in Majesty (Cutting from a Gradual or Antiphonary)
Italian
Medieval (Gothic)
about 1350–1400
Place of Manufacture: Europe, Italy
Medium/Technique
Tempera and ink with gold on parchment
Dimensions
Overall (page dimensions): 8 x 8 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.532
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts – Manuscripts
DescriptionA cutting from a gradual or antiphonary (both book types contain songs for the Divine Office or Mass) with an initial [N] in gold and colors, historiated with Christ in Majesty, right hand raised in blessing, left hand holding book.
ProvenanceBy 1913, with Ludwig Rosenthal, Munich; by 1913, sold by Ludwig Rosenthal to Dr. Denman Waldo Ross (1853-1935), Cambridge, MA [see note 1]; 1917, gift of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross. (Accession date: February 15, 1917)
NOTES:
[1] From 1913 until it was accessioned, this manuscript was on loan to the MFA from Dr. Denman Waldo Ross.
NOTES:
[1] From 1913 until it was accessioned, this manuscript was on loan to the MFA from Dr. Denman Waldo Ross.