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Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial “O” from a Choirbook
Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook by Martino di Bartolomeo di Biagio, 1394/95.
- Medium
- Manuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf, with rounded gothica textualis inscriptions in black ink, ruled in red, on parchment
- Dimensions
- 23.5 × 19.2 cm (9 5/16 × 7 9/16 in.)
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Accession number
- 1923.1682
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