Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St. Matthew (verso)
1185–1195
- Medium
- ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 34.6 x 23.4 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- manuscript
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century
About
This leaf comes from a volume that is preserved in the Trier Cathedral Library in Germany (Codex 142).