YALE UNIVERSITY
BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND
MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY
GENERAL COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS AND
MANUSCRIPTS
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS
Beinecke MS 1189
[Italy?], [1400-1499?]
Illuminated initial (fragment).
In Latin.
1 l. : parchment ; 510 x 370 mm. (in mat).
- This material is open for research.
- Manuscript fragment, on parchment, containing a large historiated initial "A" accompanying
the text of Matthew 28:2. With musical notation.
- Source unknown.
- Decoration: large illuminated initial "A" depicting the visit of the two Marys to
the tomb of Jesus as described in Matthew 28: 1-4. Gilt frame.
- In modern mat and frame.
- Illuminated Initial (Fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript
Library, Yale University.
Subjects:
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.
- Manuscripts, Medieval -- Connecticut -- New Haven.
- Manuscripts, Medieval -- Italy -- 15th century.
- Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.