Part of a leaf from a Choirbook with a historiated initial T
Manuscript Cutting
ca. 1500 (made)
ca. 1500 (made)
| Place of origin |
Cutting from choirbook, initial T with miniature of Bishop consecrating an altar.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Part of a leaf from a Choirbook with a historiated initial T (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink, pigment and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Part of a leaf from a Choirbook with a historiated initial T; Germany; ca 1500 |
| Physical description | Cutting from choirbook, initial T with miniature of Bishop consecrating an altar. |
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| Object history | Cuttings from the same manuscript in the V&A collection: Museum nos 3053, 3066, 3067, 3068. |
| Historical context | Data taken from notes compiled by Rowan Watson. The full text of the entry is as follows: 'Cat. no. 20 .4 3068 (MS 61) CHOIR BOOK Part of leaf with a historiated initial T (red/brown letter-shape with floral infill, on burnished gold and blue ground, bishop with crozier, book and [mop] before altar, on which are two candle-sticks and candles and an alter piece of three male saints) On verso, rubric: A'. Fu[n or m] ...sapiencia Dei fun[-] Germany, c. 1500 150 x 190 mm; initial 115 x 130 mm. Part of 3 lines of music (staves of 4 lines, 24 mm) and text visible; Hafnagel notation Anntated by Art Museum "No.55, 1/11/[18]58"; [transferred from Art Museum, 1863] Pub: 1908 cat, 17; 1923 cat, 14' |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 3068 |
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| Record created | June 15, 2009 |
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