Historiated Initial Excised from a Bible
1200s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Historiated Initial Excised from a Bible, 1200s. Italy, 13th century. Tempera and gold on parchment; sheet: 4.5 x 4.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Vittorio Forti 1954.131.2
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- tempera and gold on parchment
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 4.5 x 4.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1954.131.2
- Credit Line
- Gift of Vittorio Forti
- Exhibitions
- CMA, 1980: "Science within Art," cat. no. 18, reproduced<br>Also to: Beachwood, OH, Beachwood Museum
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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