# Initial D\[omine\] from a Choral Book: King Solomon

- By: Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri \[or del Magro\] (Italian)
- Date: c. 1470–1480
- Medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum
- Classification: Manuscript
- Dimensions: Sheet: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century
- Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.548)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.548/1951.548_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The initial D takes the form of the Temple at Jerusalem, built by King Solomon, who occupies the initial's interior space. The remaining letters omine (the Latin word for Lord), reside beneath the D against grounds of alternating colors. This once was part of a group of Old Testament portraits decorating a choral book. Giraldi held a privileged reputation as an illuminator for the court of Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (died 1471).