Manuscript Illumination with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen in an Initial E, from a Gradual, ca. 1394–1402, Made in Bologna, Italy, Italian, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 15/16 in. (19 x 17.6 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (Italian, Bologna, active 1349–1403), An archbishop of Lucca, whose family served as bankers to the pope, commissioned Niccolò da Bologna, a renowned illuminator, to create a set of choir books for the Carthusian monastery in nearby Farneta
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Manuscript Illumination, Martyrdom, Saint Stephen, Initial E, Gradual, ca, 1394–1402, Bologna, Italy, Italian, Tempera, gold, ink, parchment, Overall, 7 1/2 x 6 15/16, 19 17.6 cm, Manuscripts, Illuminations, Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna, active, 1349–1403, archbishop, Lucca, family served, bankers, pope, commissioned Niccolò, da, renowned illuminator, create, set, choir books, Carthusian monastery, Farneta
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