Benedictine Antiphonary
Object type: Antiphonary; Manuscript
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: Italian
Artist: Belbello da Pavia
Artist bio: Italian, born Lombard, active ca. 1420–70
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1467–70
Medium: Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; binding: leather over wood boards with copper alloy corner mounts and bosses
Dimensions: Overall (closed): 23 1/8 x 16 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (58.7 x 42.5 x 9.2 cm)
Overall (opened (approx.)): 23 1/8 x 32 1/4 x 11 in. (58.7 x 81.9 x 27.9 cm)
Overall (folio): 22 1/8 x 16 1/8 in. (56.2 x 41 cm)
Stave ht.: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Geography: Made in    Italy Lombardy 
Credit line: Gift of Robert Lehman, 1960
Accession year: 1960