Item Info

Script: Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Cutting with three medallions depicting St. Peter as an Apostle, in prison, and as the first bishop of Rome
Notes: This cutting can be dated to ca. 1300.
Notes: This cutting was once part of a larger illuminated leaf from a choir book that served to introduce the liturgy for the feast of St. Peter. The style of illumination recalls the work of the Florentine illuminator Lippo di Benivieni, who was active from 1296 to 1320.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1594382
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Florence

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1310
Image Dimensions Width: 214 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 25:23
Creator Name: Lippo di Benivieni, follower of - Artist