Leaf from Antoninus's Summa Theologica
Printed Cutting
10 October 1477 (published)
10 October 1477 (published)
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Verso: decorated 15-line initial T added by hand (blue letter-shaped with floral highlight, in-fill of two wild faces in brown, green frame), floral sprays in margin; initials of all sentences and paragraph marks stroked in red ink.
59 lines; 2 cols.
Text: part II, titulus primus De avaricia.
59 lines; 2 cols.
Text: part II, titulus primus De avaricia.
Object details
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| Title | Leaf from Antoninus's Summa Theologica |
| Brief description | Leaf from Antoninus Florentinus, Summa Theologica, pt II (Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 10 October 1477). |
| Physical description | Verso: decorated 15-line initial T added by hand (blue letter-shaped with floral highlight, in-fill of two wild faces in brown, green frame), floral sprays in margin; initials of all sentences and paragraph marks stroked in red ink. 59 lines; 2 cols. Text: part II, titulus primus De avaricia. |
| Object history | This leaf comes from a copy of Anton Koberger's 1477-1479 edition of Antoninus, Summa Theologica (ISTC no. ia00871000). Ex Libris of Leonard Riedmiller. Purchased from J. and S. Goldschmidt as part of three portfolios (now Museum nos 234-296) designated as a 'Illuminations: a collection of 338 specimens, pages and cuttings' for the total sum of £100.0.0, received on 15 October 1872; passed on for Register in April 1874 (see Register of Drawings). Cuttings from the same book in the V&A collection: 296:1, 296:2, 296:3 and possibly also 295:3 and 295:4 (same edition). |
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| Accession number | 296:2 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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