Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto), c. 1190. Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; sheet: x cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.); framed: x cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); matted: x cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.). This leaf comes from a volume that is preserved in the Trier Cathedral Library in Germany (Codex 142).

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