St Benedict Giving the Rule of His Order in an initial V
c. 1380
Watercolour and gold on parchment, 202 x 197 mm (sheet)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco
This initial is a fragment from a gradual. It is decorated with leaf shapes, around architectural setting with male saint, seated, holding a book, wearing monk's robes and halo, four kneeling monks in front of him.