Manuscript Cutting

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Cut-out border vignette from a Choir Book (Transfiguration - Christ above three apostles, Moses on his right and John [?] on left, with God the Father holding banderoll on top); Netherlands; ca 1510. A duplicate number MS.126 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.

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Categories	Manuscript Cutting Manuscripts Medieval and Renaissance
Object type	Manuscript cutting
Materials and techniques	Parchment Ink Pigments Illumination Writing
Brief description	Cut-out border vignette from a Choir Book (Transfiguration - Christ above three apostles, Moses on his right and John [?] on left, with God the Father holding banderoll on top); Netherlands; ca 1510. A duplicate number MS.126 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.
Object history	Part of cuttings purchased in batches from William Henry James Weale in 1883, 95 on 9 April 1883, 258 on 17 April 1883, 20 on 20 February, for the total sum of £96.7.2 (now Museum nos 8972-9042).
Historical context	Data taken from notes compiled by Rowan Watson. The full text of the entry is as follows: '29.6 9001 H (MS 126) CHOIR BOOK Cut-out border vignette (Transfiguration - Christ above three apostles, Moses on his right and John [?] on left with God the Father holding banderoll on top) Netherlands. c. 1510 145 x 28 mm, Bought from Weale, 1886, 3s 6d'
Associated objects	9001C (Object) 9001D (Object) 9001E (Object) 9001F (Object) 9001G (Object) 9001I (Object) 9001J (Object) 9002A (Object) 9002B (Object) 9002B/1 (Object) 9002C (Object) 9002C/1 (Object) 9002D (Object) 9002D/1 (Object) 9003A (Object) 9003B (Object) 9003G (Object)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	9001H

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O684620/manuscript-cutting/

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