Illuminated Manuscript Page, Writing of Saint Jerome
1950.06.0002
Detailed Images
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Illuminated Manuscript Page, Writing of Saint Jerome (1950.06.0002) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Medieval, 1475 |
Culture | French |
Location | On Exhibitin the Europe exhibit |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 38.9 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 28 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 20 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | paper--parchment, pigment--ink, metallic |
Manufacturing Processes | writing, illuminating |
Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Illuminated folio of dimensions 38.9 cm x 28.2 cm. Latin text in black and red on both sides, front with multicolored gilded border and illuminated āNā. Letter of St. Jerome. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | 1. A Guide to the Greek Coin Reproductions from the British Museum that are in the World Heritage Museum Collection_ NOTE: The "Guide" was compiled from information taken from: Hill, G.F. _A Guide to the Principal Coins of the Greeks from Circ. 700 B.C. to A.D. 270, Based on the Work of Barclay V. Head_. University Press, Oxford,j 1965. 2. Head, Barclay V. _A Guide to the Principal Gold and Silver Coins of the Ancients from B.C. 700 to A.D. 1_. Oxford University Press, London, 1895. 3. Clement, Richard W. & Friedman, John B. Research Notes: Resources for Scholars: Medieval Manuscripts in Two Illinois Libraries (70-76). The Library Quarterly. 1987. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Purchase |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |