Folio 22r of the Ranworth Antiphoner contains a portion of the Mass of the Nativity. For depictions in painting and sculpture see Nativity of Jesus in art. The decorated initial contains a Nativity scene.

The Ranworth Antiphoner is a 15th Century illuminated antiphoner. An illuminated manuscript is a Manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration such as decorated Initials borders and An Antiphonary, Antiphonal, or Antiphoner (Latin antiphonarium antiphonarius antiphonarius liber antiphonale; Greek ’antíphonon antiphon antiphone It was used at St. Helen's Church, Ranworth prior to the Reformation. Ranworth is a village in Norfolk England in The Broads, adjacent to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Broad. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time It disappeared for about 300 years. In the 1850s it was in the collection of Henry Huth. Its provenance was not appreciated until 1912, when it was offered sale. It was bought and returned to Saint Helen's Church where it is now on display.

The manuscript was bequeathed to the church in 1478. It was produced by the monks of Langley Abbey and consists of 285 vellum pages of writing and illustrations, with daily services in medieval Latin and nineteen miniatures. Vellum (from the Old French Vélin for "calfskin" is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on single pages scrolls codices or books Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the Liturgical language of the medieval

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