Cutting from an antiphonary
Manuscript Cutting
ca. 1260 (made)
ca. 1260 (made)
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Christmas Day office. With historiated Initial H in pink and blue with foliated scrolls and the Nativity. Above the letter, St. Joseph on the right and an angel on the left.
Object details
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Title | Cutting from an antiphonary |
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Brief description | Half page from an antiphonary, with historiated initial showing the Nativity, Germany, ca. 1260. A duplicate number MS.457 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled. |
Physical description | Christmas Day office. With historiated Initial H in pink and blue with foliated scrolls and the Nativity. Above the letter, St. Joseph on the right and an angel on the left. |
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Production type | Unique |
Object history | Part of a group of 'illuminations' bought from Spithower in Rome on 18 December 1860 (now Museum nos 1487-1537). Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: Museum nos 1517, 1520. |
Associated object | 1517 (Object) |
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Other number | MS.457 - Cancelled number |
Collection | |
Accession number | 1520 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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