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Period
Late Gothic
Date
second half of the 15th century
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
32839

Manuscript Leaf Cutting from a Choir Book with an Illuminated Initial B and the Archangel Michael

Unknown maker, second half of the 15th century

Manuscript Leaf Cutting from a Choir Book with an Illuminated Initial B and the Archangel Michael at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of Bashford Dean, 1923 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
second half of the 15th century
Medium
Tempera, gold, silver, ink on parchment
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (8.5 x 9.5 cm); mat: 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm)
Period
Late Gothic

Why it matters

Manuscript Leaf Cutting from a Choir Book with an Illuminated Initial B and the Archangel Michael, dated second half of the 15th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Tempera, gold, silver, ink on parchment. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are 3 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (8.5 x 9.5 cm); mat: 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.