Italy, fifteenth century

Containing the opening of the Nicene Creed, this leaf was part of a large antiphonary designed to be read by the entire choir at once. The initial "C" is historiated with a floating bust of God the Father, his right hand raised in benediction, his left holding an orb.

Parchment, 547 x 387 mm, 5 lines, in Latin, written in round Gothic script.