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Historiated initial from choirbook

Manuscript Cutting
early 14th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Maestro Daddesco (attributed to)
Place of origin
Florence (made)
Italy (made)

Historiated initial S showing two martyrs, from a choirbook, Italy (Florence), early 14th century. A duplicate number MS.996 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.


Object details

Categories
Manuscript Cutting
Manuscripts
Medieval and Renaissance
Object type
Manuscript cutting
TitleHistoriated initial from choirbook
Materials and techniques
Parchment
Ink
Pigments
Illumination
Writing
Brief description
Historiated initial S showing two martyrs, from a choirbook, Italy (Florence), early 14th century. A duplicate number MS.996 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.
Dimensions
  • Height: 150mm
  • Width: 120mm
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.
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of illuminated manuscripts : Part II, Miniatures, leaves, and cuttings, by S.C. Cockerell and E.F. Strange (London: HMSO, 1908, 1st edition). p. 87.
  • 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. 80.
  • Hindman, Sandra, Mirella Levi D'Ancona, Pia Palladino, and Maria Francesca Saffiotti, The Robert Lehman Collection. Vol. 4: Illuminations, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997. pp. 157-161, no. 20, fig. 20.2 (attributed to Maestro Daddesco).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
810-1894

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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