Manuscript in miniature, cm. 35 x 50 on parchment paper.

Manuscript description

Content: Saint Augustine's prayer for the dead sons.
Calligraphy: Texture.
Frieze: Acanthus leaves, gilded berries.
Initial letter decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers.
Genuine gold leaf 22 karati. Gum Arabic tempera.

Special Pigments employed

Carmine genuine from cochineal, ultramarine blue light, cinnabar, lead yellow, yellow ochre, Etrurian green.