The J. Paul Getty Museum has received a gift of 38 rare manuscript pages by Italian artists spanning the 12th to 17th centuries, marking the largest donation of artwork to the museum in decades, it was announced Monday.

The works depict religious scenes from the lives of Jesus, Mary and various saints and significantly expand Getty's medieval and Renaissance holdings, according to Getty officials. The pages, many of which originated in Christian choir books, were donated by collectors T. Robert Burke and Katherine States Burke.