Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli (Folio 60), Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci, circa 1370

The miniature from folio 60 depicts the annunciation in an initial r. This initial begins the introit to the mass for the feast of the annunciation on march 25. Despite the small format the splendid miniature has the monumental quality of a fresco painting. This effect is enhanced by the initial's outer frame, which, with its cosmatesque pattern, refers to the great picture cycles of fourteenth-century tuscany. Date: circa 1370. Dimensions: height: 340 mm (13.38 in); width: 290 mm (11.41 in). Medium: tempera and gold on parchment. Collection: British Library. Silvestro de' Gherarducci - Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli (Folio 60) - WGA08675