# Illuminated Initial "H" from a Prayerbook

- By: Northern German (possibly Munster)
- Date: 15th century
- Medium: Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with Plattdeutsch inscriptions in light brown, red and blue inks, on parchment
- Classification: Drawing and Watercolor
- Dimensions: 12 × 8.8 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Germany
- Credit line: W. Moses Willner Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/91169)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/8c88316f-45e9-e5be-a797-7610aeb0be11/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)