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Manuscripts and illuminations
Ascension in an Initial V

Ascension in an Initial V

Ascension in an Initial V

Niccolò di ser Sozzo

1339–1353

Medium: Tempera and gold on parchment
Dimensions: Cutting: 6 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (15.4 x 16cm) Initial: 4 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. (10.8 x 9.8cm) Stave: 1 1/8 in. (2.9cm)
Genre: Manuscripts and illuminations
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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