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Illuminated Border with Flora and Grotesques from a Manuscript

A work made of manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with latin inscription in humanistic script in black ink, on vellum.
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  • A work made of manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with latin inscription in humanistic script in black ink, on vellum.

Date:

15th or early 16th century

Artist:

French

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Title

Illuminated Border with Flora and Grotesques from a Manuscript

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1401–1530

Medium

Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with Latin inscription in humanistic script in black ink, on vellum

Dimensions

34.2 × 6.5 cm (13 1/2 × 2 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Field Museum of Natural History Exchange

Reference Number

1919.985

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