Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
Italy, probably Taranto, 1350-1400
MS M.200 fol. 394v

See more information »

Clement of Rome as half-figure, wearing triple-crowned tiara, raising right hand in blessing, holding book with left hand, in initial C decorated with foliate ornament continuing into center margin. Text is first lesson in first nocturn for Matins on 11.23, feast of Clement of Rome.