Miniatures and historiated initials, chiefly cut from service books., 14th century-early 16th century.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Miniature of the baptism of Christ in an architectural setting, cut from a choir-book possibly from eastern Europe, ?14th century (number 1); (ii) Scene of knights cut from a French prose romance, 14th century (number 2); (iii) Two leaves from a Book of Hours, northern France, 15th century (numbers 3-4). The miniatures depict the raising of Lazarus from the Office of the Dead, and St James the Great from the Suffrages. (iv) Miniatures and initials cut from Italian choir-books, 14th century-early 16th century (numbers 5-17). Two bear 19th-century annotations indicating that they came from Como cathedral (numbers 14-15).
Dates
- Creation: 14th century-early 16th century.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
17 Items ; Various sizes.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
17 items.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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