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Beinecke MS 1188
[Italy], [1400-1499]
Illuminated initial (fragment).
In Latin.
1 l. : parchment ; 350 x 270 mm. (within mat)
This material is open for research.
Manuscript fragment, on parchment, of a liturgical manuscript including musical notation
and a large illuminated initial "S."
Gift of Robert Lehman, 1946.
Decoration: large illuminated initial "S" containing full figure of John the Baptist
standing by the Jordan, holding a scroll containing the opening words to the Agnus
Dei, which terminates in the figure of a small lamb with halo. Gilt frame.
In modern mat and frame.
Illuminated Initial (Fragment). Beinecke MS 1188. General Collection, Beinecke Rare
Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects:
John, the Baptist, Saint -- Art.
Manuscripts, Medieval -- Connecticut -- New Haven.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.
Manuscripts, Medieval -- Italy -- 15th century.
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.