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Framed miniature: Marlay cutting Fl. 6

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Framed miniature

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Description

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 197 x 105 mm, fragmentary words and four-line staves ruled in black ink (one of the lines ruled in red as well) on reverse,

DECORATION: Framed miniature in two compartments: Prophet beneath an arch with two ornamental shields and a column shaping the initial I above St Bernard’s vision of Christ on the Cross.

Place(s) associated

  • Nuremburg ⪼ Southern Germany ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century, Early#
Circa 1510 CE - Circa 1520 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Cambridge Illuminated

Materials used in production

Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment
Page Height 197 mm Width 105 mm

Techniques used in production

Illumination

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Identification numbers

Accession number: Marlay cutting Fl. 6
Primary reference Number: 170683
Project ID: 130
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 2 September 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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