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Historiated initial from a Choir book
Artist: Mercati, Venturino and associates
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, mounted on cardboard 70 x 75 mm
DECORATION: Historiated initial in pink or green, with stylized foliage, fruit and acanthus extensions on gold ground: [M] Visitation.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1891)
15th Century, Mid-Late#
Circa
1470
CE
-
Circa
1480
CE
Support
composed of
parchment
Material
composed of
gold
Accession number: MS 199.9
Primary reference Number: 178974
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Historiated initial from a Choir book" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/178974 Accessed: 2024-11-04 18:13:51
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