Historiated initial from a choirbook
Manuscript Cutting
ca. 1350 (made)
ca. 1350 (made)
| Place of origin |
Cut-out historiated initial D with birth of St. John the Baptist.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Historiated initial from a choirbook |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Cut-out historiated initial D from a Choirbook (birth of St John the Baptist); Netherlands; ca 1350. A duplicate number MS.41 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled. |
| Physical description | Cut-out historiated initial D with birth of St. John the Baptist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Gallery label | Fragmented Illuminations: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Cuttings at the V&A, 08/09/2021 - 26/06/2022, rooms 88A-90 Sir John Charles Robinson (1824–1913) As the first curator of the Museum of Ornamental Art (which later became the V&A), J.C. Robinson indulged his passion for Renaissance art and collecting. In the 1850s, he undertook yearly ‘shopping’ expeditions to Europe. Robinson bought these initials in Bonn, Germany in 1858. The cut-out border ornaments, however, were purchased from London booksellers Thomas and William Boone in 1866. Many cuttings were circulated to art schools as part of an educational scheme headed by the museum. Initials ‘B’, ‘D’, ‘N’, ‘O’, ‘S’ and ‘T’ showing saints and scenes from the life of Christ, from a choirbook Netherlands, about 1350 Ink and watercolour on parchment Museum nos. 4013, 4014, 4017, 4018, 4020, 4021 |
| Object history | Purchased from Kruchen in Bonn in 1858, together with 11 other initials from the same manuscript (now Museum nos 4011-4022). Recorded in the Register of Drawings as 'Italian, 14th century'. Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: Museum nos 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022. |
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| 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. 13 (as Netherlandish, 14th century). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4014 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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