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Christ in Majesty
Leaf from a Laudario, in Italian
Illuminated by Pacino di Bonaguida for the Compagnia di Sant'Agnese
Italy, Florence, ca. 1340
The Morgan Library & Museum; MS M.742

Nativity, in an initial P
Leaf from a Gradual (I), in Latin
Illuminated by Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci for Paolo Venier,
abbot of San Michele à Murano
Italy, Florence, ca. 1392–1399
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901; MS M.653.1

Two Prophets, in initials S and V
Cut from a Gradual (II), in Latin.
Italy, Florence, Santa Maria degli Angeli, 1392–99
Illuminated by Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci for Paolo Venier, abbot of San Michele à Murano.
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910. MS M.478.16, 17.

Ascension, in an initial V
Leaf from a Gradual (II), in Latin.
Italy, Florence, 1392–99
Illuminated by Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci for Paolo Venier, abbot of San Michele à Murano. The Roman numeral XLIIII on the recto indicates it was originally folio 44 of the Gradual.
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909. MS M.653.3.

Last Supper, in an initial C
Leaf from a Gradual (II), in Latin.
Italy, Florence, Santa Maria degli Angeli, 1392–99
Illuminated by Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci for Paolo Venier, abbot of San Michele à Murano. The leaf was originally folio 78 of the Gradual, for its recto bears the number LXXVIII.
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909. MS M.653.4.

Trinity and Three Angels Appearing to Abraham, in an initial B
Leaf from a Gradual (II), in Latin.
Italy, Florence, 1392–99
Illuminated by Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci for Paolo Venier, abbot of San Michele à Murano. The Roman numeral LXXIIII on the recto indicates it was originally folio 74 in the Gradual.
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909. MS M.653.2.

Adoration of the Magi, in an initial E
Leaf from a Gradual (I), in Latin.
Italy, Florence, Santa Maria degli Angeli, 1392–99
Illuminated by an assistant of Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci for Paolo Venier, abbot of San Michele à Murano. The Roman numeral XLVI at the top of the leaf indicates it was originally folio 46 of the Gradual.
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909. MS M.653.5.

Making Snares and Feeding Dogs
Gaston Phoebus (1331–1391)
Le Livre de la chasse, in French
France, Paris, ca. 1407,
15 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches (385 x 287 mm)
The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M. 1044 (fol. 45). Bequest of Clara S. Peck 1983.

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