Manuscript Leaf with Saint James the Greater, from a Book of Hours

Medium

Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment

Dimensions

5 13/16 x 4 7/16 in. (14.7 x 11.3 cm) Other (outer frame): 4 15/16 x 3 11/16 in. (12.6 x 9.4 cm) Other (text frame): 3 9/16 x 2 13/16 in. (9.1 x 7.2 cm) Other (mat size): 12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm)

Classification

Manuscripts and Illuminations

Culture

South Netherlandish

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931

Accession Number

32.100.475d

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