Art Across the Ages, A Selection of Treasured Works
Nationality
French
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Date of Work
c. 1260
Medium
Tempera and ink on vellum
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Stored
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
The leaves from a medieval pocket Bible were written in Latin Gothic micro-minuscule script with approximately ten lines per inch. This leaf contains text from Aggeus 2:10 - Zacharias 1:21, as well as contemporary writing inscribed by in the bottom margin by an early owner of the book. The miniature portrays the Prophet Zechariah standing in a Gothic architectural niche and holding a book with a hybrid creature beneath him.
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