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Part of an illuminated border

Manuscript Cutting
1400-1499 (made)
Place of origin

Illuminated fragment depicting a decorative border of foliage in gold, greens, blues and purples with pen work


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePart of an illuminated border
Materials and techniques
Pigment, ink and gold on parchment
Brief description
Part of a border from an illuminated manuscript, Italy, 15th century.
Physical description
Illuminated fragment depicting a decorative border of foliage in gold, greens, blues and purples with pen work
Dimensions
  • Width: 152.4mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1924)
  • Length: 38.1mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1924)
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1924
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.934-1924

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Record createdApril 17, 2013
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