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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Marlay cutting G. 8e

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Titles

Leaf from a Book of Hours

Maker(s)

Artist: Painter of Add. MS. 15677

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Description

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 139 x 98 mm, leaf from a Book of Hours: miniature 95 x 63 mm, reverse sides blank.

DECORATION: Full-page miniature in thin arched frame with full strewn-flower borders on brushed gold or pink grounds: St Barbara with book standing within enclosed garden, tower behind her, grotesques jousting in border.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century, Early
Production date: circa AD 1500

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Cambridge Illuminated

Materials used in production

Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment
Page Height 139 mm Width 98 mm
Miniature Height 95 mm Width 63 mm

Techniques used in production

Illumination

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: Marlay cutting G. 8e
Primary reference Number: 170677
Project ID: 138

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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