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Initials from an Antiphoner: MS McClean 201.5b.1-2

Current Location: In storage

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Initials from an Antiphoner

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank

Dating

13th Century, second half#
Circa 1250 CE - Circa 1299 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Cambridge Illuminated

Materials used in production

Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment

Techniques used in production

Illumination

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MS McClean 201.5b.1-2
Primary reference Number: 178975
Project ID: 1490

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 3 September 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Initials from an Antiphoner" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/178975 Accessed: 2024-04-23 08:03:51

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/178975 |title=Initials from an Antiphoner |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-23 08:03:51|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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