Anthem Book XIV Century, cm. 35 x 50 on parchment paper.

Manuscript description

Calligraphy: Gothic shaped.
Initial letter: Decoration depicting a dragon which is beheading itself. This figure belongs to the category of "Monsters". Gum Arabic tempera.

Special Pigments employed

Ultramarine blue light, vine black, red lead, red ochre, lead yellow, viridian extrafine, natural violet.