Cutting from choir book
Manuscript Cutting
15th century (made)
15th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Cut-out historiated initial 'A' (an initial that contains a recognizable scene or figure) with a young saint. Likely came from a larger litugical manuscript that may have been made in Lombardy in the fifteenth century. It is decorated with acanthus leaves, foliate ornamentation and bunished gold leaf (gold paint that has been polished to shine).
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Cutting from choir book |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Historiated initial A showing a youthful martyr, from a choirbook, Lombardy, 15th century. |
| Physical description | Historiated initial A showing a martyr saint holding a palm leaf. Other side not visible. Mounted onto card. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Purchased from Charles Fairfax Murray in 1894 as part of a group of cuttings (now Museum nos 799-1894 to 817-1894) for the total sum of £190 10s 10d. |
| Summary | Cut-out historiated initial 'A' (an initial that contains a recognizable scene or figure) with a young saint. Likely came from a larger litugical manuscript that may have been made in Lombardy in the fifteenth century. It is decorated with acanthus leaves, foliate ornamentation and bunished gold leaf (gold paint that has been polished to shine). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 805-1894 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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