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Initial "H" with St. Martin and the Beggar (Cutting from an Antiphonary)

early 14th century
Place of Manufacturepossibly Siena, Italy
Medium/TechniqueTempera, ink and gold on parchment
DimensionsOverall: 17.6 x 18.2 cm (6 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number41.908
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1938, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes [see note 1]; 1941, gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes. (Accession date: December 11, 1941)

NOTES:
[1] In 1938 and again in 1940-41, this book was on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes.
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