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Saturnalia

Manuscript
1465 (written)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Manuscript, 'Saturnalia' by Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius, Rome, 1465


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSaturnalia
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Manuscript, 'Saturnalia' by Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius, Rome, 1465
Dimensions
  • Height: 300mm
  • Width: 205mm
Object history
Dated 1465, Rome: 'v martii 1465' (f. 1r) and 'completus die xiiii augusti Rome 1465' (f. 150r).
Bibliographic reference
Watson, R. Western Illuminated Manuscripts.Victoria and Albert Museum. A catalogue of works in the National Art Library from the eleventh to the early twentieth century, with a complete account of the George Reid Collection. London, 2011. Vol. 2, no. 105.
Other numbers
  • MSL/1952/1769 - NAL accession number
  • 38041800599524 - NAL barcode
  • KRP.F.9 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
Library number
MSL/1952/1769

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Record createdOctober 17, 2019
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