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Angel in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary

A work made of manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothica textualis inscriptions in latin in black ink, ruled in red and blue, and with other decorations, on parchment.
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  • A work made of manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothica textualis inscriptions in latin in black ink, ruled in red and blue, and with other decorations, on parchment.

Date:

1300/10

Artist:

Italian (Rimini)
conservative follower of Neri da Rimini (Italian, active 1300-1338)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Neri da Rimini

Title

Angel in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1300–1310

Medium

Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothica textualis inscriptions in Latin in black ink, ruled in red and blue, and with other decorations, on parchment

Dimensions

Initial: 13 × 12.5 cm (5 1/8 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 53.5 × 38.5 cm (21 1/8 × 15 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Joseph L. Valentine

Reference Number

1942.552

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