Manuscript Leaf with Initial M, from a Missal, ca. 1290, Made in Beauvais (?), France, French, Tempera and gold on parchment, Overall: 11 5/16 x 7 11/16 in. (28.7 x 19.5 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, With its marriage of elegant foliate decoration and refined lettering, this leaf from a missal is characteristic of Gothic manuscript illumination in northern France. The taut vines and letters are close to those on a number of manuscript leaves attributed to the city of Beauvais
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