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From A to Z (completed work): CAL 29.4-2007

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

From A to Z (completed work)

Maker(s)

Calligrapher: Lovett, Patricia

Categories

Description

Tools and materials used: leaf gold on gesso, shell gold, Schmincke calligraphy gouache, written with a quill on calfskin manuscript vellum

Legal notes

Given by Patricia Lovett

Measurements and weight

Height: 425 mm
Width: 315 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Lovett, Patricia

Dating

Production date: AD 2007

Materials used in production

Gouache
Gesso
Gold leaf

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)
Decoration

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CAL 29.4-2007
Primary reference Number: 167402
Old object number: Calligraphy/Lovett/2

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 28 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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