Initial with St Bernard and Cistercian monks
Manuscript Cutting
1500-1530 (made)
1500-1530 (made)
| Place of origin |
Historiated initial C depicting St. Bernard interceding before an altar for three cistercian monks, in white habits. They are threatened by Death and four devils, hell-mouth in the foreground.
Object details
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| Title | Initial with St Bernard and Cistercian monks |
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| Brief description | Historiated initial C depicting St Bernard interceding for cistercian monks, and monks being dragged into Hell, probably from a choirbook, Flanders, ca. 1500-1530. A duplicate number MS.381 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled. |
| Physical description | Historiated initial C depicting St. Bernard interceding before an altar for three cistercian monks, in white habits. They are threatened by Death and four devils, hell-mouth in the foreground. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Part of cuttings purchased in batches from William Henry James Weale in 1883, 95 on 9 April 1883, 258 on 17 April 1883, 20 on 20 February, for the total sum of £96.7.2 (now Museum nos 8972-9042). |
| Associated object | |
| Other number | MS. 381 - Cancelled number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 9004H |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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