Historiated initial with Birth of the Virgin
Manuscript Cutting
c.1500 (made)
c.1500 (made)
| Place of origin |
Historiated initial G in burnished gold on a blue and red ground, with Birth of the Virgin and a Dominican nun kneeling in the foreground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Historiated initial with Birth of the Virgin |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Historiated initial G with Birth of the Virgin from Dominican choirbook, Germany (probably Cologne), c. 1500. |
| Physical description | Historiated initial G in burnished gold on a blue and red ground, with Birth of the Virgin and a Dominican nun kneeling in the foreground. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Purchased from Kruchen in Bonn in 1858, together with 6 other cuttings (now Museum nos 2959-2965). A duplicate number MS.383 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled. Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: 2959, 2960, 2961, 2962, 2964, 2965, 3034, 3070 and probably also 2963. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of Miniatures, Leaves, and Cuttings from Illuminated Manuscripts. Victoria and Albert Museum. Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, by S.C. Cockerell and C. Harcourt Smith (London: HMSO, 1923, 2nd edition).
p. 33 (as Rhenish, 16th century). |
| Other number | 383 - Cancelled number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2963 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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