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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
  • Height: 95.25mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923)
  • Length: 98.425mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1923
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.579-1923

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Record createdApril 17, 2013
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