Cutting from a choir book
Manuscript Cutting
early 13th century (made)
early 13th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Cutting from a Choir book. Initial P in interlacing scrolls of green, blue, white and red with a serpent, a hind and dogs intertwined. Germany, early 13th century. A duplicate number MS.453 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cutting from a choir book |
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| Brief description | Cutting from a Choir book. Initial P in interlacing scrolls of green, blue, white and red with a serpent, a hind and dogs intertwined. Germany, early 13th century. A duplicate number MS.453 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Purchased from Kruchen in Bonn in 1858, together with 6 other initials, some of which are from the same manuscript (now Museum nos 4023-4029). Recorded in the Register of Drawings as 'Seven initial letters cut from a choral-book, 12th century work'. Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: Museum nos 4025, 4026, 4028. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4025 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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