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Open illuminated manuscript on vellum: grey drawn figures on the left page over red text, and a colored framed miniature of figures under an arch on the right.

Illuminated Manuscript Open to Grisaille and Painted Miniatures

An open illuminated manuscript on vellum shows a grey-toned drawn scene on the left page above red rubric lettering. The right page holds a framed, colored miniature of figures beneath a pointed arch, with a decorated initial and small creatures in the margin below.

Artist
Jean Pucelle
Date
ca. 1324–28
Medium
Grisaille, tempera, and ink on vellum
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 2796 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1333).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection, 1954

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