manuscript cutting
Manuscript Cutting
ca. 1410 (made)
ca. 1410 (made)
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This cut-out decorated initial 'D' (an initial composed of non-figural, non-zoomorphic decorative features) likely came from a larger liturgical manuscript that may have been made in France in ca. 1410. It is decorated with pastel pigments and burnished gold leaf (gold paint that has been polished to shine).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | manuscript cutting |
| Materials and techniques | Water-based pigments and gold leaf on parchment. |
| Brief description | Cut-out decorated initial 'D' in pink, blue and burnished gold with interlacing stems and flowers. France, ca. 1410. A duplicate number MS.813 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled. |
| Physical description | Cut-out decorated initial 'D' likely came from a larger liturgical manuscript used during the celebration of the Christian Mass. Possibly made in France in the early fifteenth century. Double-sided (now pasted onto card). Colour pigments and burnished gold leaf. Recto: one pink decorated initial with geometric decoration and burnished gold leaf. Verso: Now pasted onto card. |
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| Copy number | Unique |
| Object history | Part of a group of 'illuminations' bought from Spithower in Rome on 18 December 1860 (now Museum nos 1487-1537). |
| Historical context | Data taken from notes compiled by Rowan Watson. The full text of the entry is as follows: '1509 (MS 813) LETTER D Cut-out decorated initial D (pink letter-shape, foliate design of blue stems with flowers on gold ground) France. 14th century 25 x 25 mm. Pub: 1908 cat. 74' |
| Summary | This cut-out decorated initial 'D' (an initial composed of non-figural, non-zoomorphic decorative features) likely came from a larger liturgical manuscript that may have been made in France in ca. 1410. It is decorated with pastel pigments and burnished gold leaf (gold paint that has been polished to shine). |
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| Accession number | 1509 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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