Accession Number1993/2.7
TitleMS leaf: Bifolio from a Missal
Artist(s)Florentine;
ItalianObject Creation Datemid 15th centuryMedium & Supportink, tempera and gold on parchmentDimensions 15 9/16 x 21 5/16 in. (39.5 x 54.1 cm);22 3/16 x 28 5/16 in. (56.2 x 71.76 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift in memory of Mrs. John AlexanderLabel copyThe center of this bifolio shows evidence of the stiches that held it to its binding. The leaf on the right replaced an excised original (note the seam where it was glued in), and may represent an attempt to "spruce up" the manuscript; its decoration is more elaborate and in a different style than that of the leaf on the left.
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Keywords
calligraphy
decorated initial