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Leaf from a Gospel book by Unknown

Leaf from a Gospel book

late 14th–early 15th century

Tempera colors, Tempera Colors

J. Paul Getty Museum

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A figure with a halo sits on a curved chair, holding an open book. The illustration is framed by decorative borders. Keene, Bryan C., and Morgan Conger. "Sentieri per il Paradiso: Percorsi Spirituali tra Europa e India." Alumina 60 (2018), p. 56. Sciacca, Christine. Ethiopia at the Crossroads. Baltimore, Maryland New Haven, (CT London: The Walters Art Museum Yale University Press, 2023), p. 155. cat. 67.

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book halo centered composition decorative border frontal view figure religious manuscript illumination olive sand taupe terracotta

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