cma-medieval-art: Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial G[loria tibi Trinitas]: The Trinity, c. 1410,
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cma-medieval-art: Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial G[loria tibi Trinitas]: The Trinity, c. 1410, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtThis beautiful initial comes from a choral book called an antiphonary. The text introduced by this initial is the antiphon that follows the reading of the nine psalms in the office of prime: Gloria tibi Trinitas… (Glory be to the Trinity). By the later Middle Ages, artists were representing the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in the form shown here.Size: Sheet: 13 x 11 cm (5 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)Medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchmenthttps://clevelandart.org/art/1949.537 -- source link
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