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Book excerpt: two musicians, left, seated, right standing: 1083.23

Object information

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Titles

Book excerpt: two musicians, left, seated, right standing
Text

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Height 72 mm Width 111 mm
Verso

Techniques used in production

Line block

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Minnesinger (collections des minnesinger Ms. de la Bibl. nat. de Paris.) - Trou... / Ms. du quatorzième siècle Bibl. nat. de Paris.
  • Location: Recto, below
  • Method of creation: Black printer's ink

Inscription present: top and bottom cut

  • Text: guerrier frank, s'il gagnait, recevait un double / dédommagement, et s'il perdait, il payait dou- / ble. Cette coutume s'est conservée dans l'in- / stitution chevaleresque. / Une fois établie et devenue chrétienne, la / Chevalerie se soumit à des lois paritulières; / mais, comme à son origine, elle fut transmis- / sible; dès que l'on en devenait dépositaire, / on pouvait la conférer. Philippe le Bel crée chevaliers ses trois fils, qui font à l'instant / même quatre cents autre chevaliers. Dans les / pays religieux l'Ordre revêt un caractère mo- / nastique; chez les peuples gais et légers, il / ...[?] des [?] ... le roi Alphonse X
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black printer's ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1083.23
Primary reference Number: 82553
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Book excerpt: two musicians, left, seated, right standing" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/82553 Accessed: 2024-04-19 10:44:10

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