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Decorated Initial T

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

A bird sitting astride curling vines helps form the decorated initial *T.* Large decorated initials in this section of the missal introduce the chants sung by the choir at Mass on various holy days. The musical notation above the text indicates the changing pitch of the chant.

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