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Illuminated Initial B from Montecassino Poster

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Illuminated Initial B from Montecassino Poster

Illuminated Initial B from Montecassino Poster

Unknown illuminator; Sigenulfus, scribe Italian, Montecassino, 1153 Tempera colours, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment bound between pasteboard covered with marbled calf Leaf: 7 9/16 x 5 3/16 in. MS. LUDWIG IX 1 From the early Middle Ages on, clergy, monks, and nuns celebrated the Divine Office of prayers, hymns, psalms, and readings at eight different times throughout the day, using the texts in a breviary. This breviary was made at the monastery of Montecassino in southern Italy, the cradle of Benedictine monasticism and an important centre for book production in the Middle Ages. The book’s small size suggests that it was designed for a monk’s private use rather than for community use. A prayer in the manuscript mentions the scribe Sigenulfus, who wrote the text of this book and may also have painted its many decorated initials. The manuscript’s bright colours, especially the blue and yellow, and the familiar motif of biting dogs twisting amidst spiralling tendrils are characteristic of works produced at the scriptorium at Montecassino.

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By S.17 January 2013Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 58.42cm x 67.37cm, Media: Value Poster Paper (Semi-Gloss)
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I like the design features on the website. They enable the fitting of a good quality Print to an existing frame. This Print was of excellent quality. I would buy again. One small gripe is that the image was not centred horizontally (about 3mm out) so needed trimming. No great hardship and may have been my fault in the setting-up. Next time, I would choose to set the text below the picture to a smaller font. Overall - Thank You! Looks good in its frame - Just as expected. I had a very expensive Gallery print of this before. It got damaged - hence the replacement. It compares very well.
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By A.26 April 2018Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 33.02cm x 48.26cm, Media: Value Poster Paper (Semi-Gloss)
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Would highly recommend as very helpful. Prints...just perfect 😀
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By L.26 January 2021Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 30.48cm x 30.48cm, Media: Value Poster Paper (Semi-Gloss)
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Absolutely love my poster. I have it hung in my reiki treatment room. Had so many compliments about it. The pastel colours are truly amazing

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