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Inhabited VD Monogram

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Date: probably 1170s
Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink
Culture: German
Department: Manuscripts
Institution: Getty Museum

This page opens the section of the missal that contains the prayers said by the celebrating priest at Mass. The entwined decorated *VD* forms a monogram standing for *Vere dignum,* the opening two words of a prayer that begins, "It is truly fitting and just...."

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