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Initial A: A Jew Holding a Spade
Bute Master
text and illumination about 1285
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Details
Title:
Initial A: A Jew Holding a Spade
Creator:
Bute Master
Date Created:
text and illumination about 1285
Location Created:
Northeastern (illuminated), France; Paris (written), France
Physical Dimensions:
Leaf: 17 × 11.9 cm (6 11/16 × 4 11/16 in.)
Type:
Folio
External Link:
Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium:
Tempera
colors,
gold
, and
iron
gall
ink
on parchment
Terms of Use:
Open Content
Number:
92.MK.92.172
Culture:
French
Credit Line:
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 46, fol. 172
Creator Display Name:
Bute Master (Franco-Flemish, active about 1260 - 1290)
Classification:
Manuscripts (Documents)
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