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The Battle of Agincourt

Manuscript Cutting
ca. 1900 (illuminated), 15th century (written)
Place of origin
Paris (illuminated)

Miniature of a battle scene (The Battle of Agincourt, 1415), painted on a medieval parchment piece, attributed to a painter close to the 'Spanish Forger', Paris (?), ca. 1900.

Object details

Categories
Manuscript Cutting
Manuscripts
Medieval and Renaissance
Fakes & Forgeries
Object type
Manuscript cutting
TitleThe Battle of Agincourt
Materials and techniques
Parchment
Ink
Pigments
Illumination
Writing
Brief description
Miniature of a battle scene (The Battle of Agincourt, 1415), painted on a medieval parchment piece, attributed to a painter close to the 'Spanish Forger', Paris (?), ca. 1900.
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Object history
Bequeathed by David Martin Currie in 1921.
Bibliographic references
  • 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. 68, pl. XVII.
  • Keegan, J., 'Men of the ranks, not generals, decided the issue', Smithsonian VII no. 8, November 1976, p. 64 (ill.).
  • Voelkle, W., The Spanish Forger, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1978. p. 68, fig. 296.
  • Handbook to the Departments of Prints, DRawings & Photographs and Paintings, ed. by Harold Barkley, London: H.M Stationery Office, 1982. p. 33.
  • Watson, R. Western Illuminated Manuscripts.Victoria and Albert Museum. A catalogue of works in the National Art Library from the eleventh to the early twentieth century, with a complete account of the George Reid Collection. London, 2011. Vol. II, p. 817.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1169-1921

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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