Miniature and initial letter
F-66ry
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library, MS Typ 997
Harvard University, HOLLIS (Born Digital)
Description URL
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/011298044/catalog
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/011298044/catalog
General Information
Title
Miniature and initial letter
Shelfmarks
MS Typ 997
Material
vellum
Place of Origin
Probably Saxon-Thuringian.
Current Condition
Dimensions
17 x 13 cm
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
The miniature is drawn in tempera, pen and ink, with gold leaf. The initial letter is in gold leaf.
Miniature showing Christ in the water flanked by John the Baptist and an angel (recto) -- large initial letter "B" in interlaced work (verso).
Bibliography
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De Ricci, 1050