Manuscript Cutting
1300-1399 (made)
Place of origin |
Illuminated manuscript fragment depicting a column of decorative flourishes, flowers and leaves in green, reds, blues, black and gold. On the left is a column of text with five decorative initials, gold on red and blue background. There is a blue, red and gold 'bouts-de-lignes' (decorative element used to complete a line of text) on the last line.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Ink, colour pigment, gold on parchment |
Brief description | Illuminated manuscript fragment, French, ca. 1300s |
Physical description | Illuminated manuscript fragment depicting a column of decorative flourishes, flowers and leaves in green, reds, blues, black and gold. On the left is a column of text with five decorative initials, gold on red and blue background. There is a blue, red and gold 'bouts-de-lignes' (decorative element used to complete a line of text) on the last line. |
Dimensions |
|
Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923 |
Collection | |
Accession number | CIRC.579-1923 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | April 17, 2013 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest