Cutting from a gradual
A cutting from a choir gradual, a liturgical book of chants, probably made in Italy in 1567 by an unknown illuminator for use in church services. The single picture shows the Last Judgment, with Christ enthroned in a gold-edged oval, angels blowing trumpets, and the dead rising in the lower register, framed by ornate scrollwork with grotesque masks and acanthus leaves a designer could borrow for decorative borders.
