Leaf from an Antiphonary, 1645, Bonaventura a Montepulciano, Italian (Tuscany), Italian (Tuscany), 21 15/16 x 15 5/8 in. ( x cm) (sheet), Ink, gouache and gilding on parchment, Italy, 17th century, Even after printed books were common, handwritten illuminated manuscripts continued to be produced as luxury editions in the 16th and 17th centuries. This antiphonal page exemplifies the conflation of persistent medieval traditions and Renaissance secular elements. It is signed and dated on the lower frame of the miniature: 1645 Fra Bonaventura a Montepulciano fecit. Montepulciano

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