Book-Cover, French, 15th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
15th century
Book cover in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 31.93.2), catalogued by the museum's Medieval Art department under the title “Book-Cover”. The museum dates it 15th century and records its origin as French. The museum records the medium as Plaster cast and the dimensions as Overall: 15 7/16 x 12 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (39.2 x 31.4 x 4 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Angels, Madonna and Child. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Plaster cast
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15 7/16 x 12 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (39.2 x 31.4 x 4 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Reproductions-Ivories
- Culture recorded
- French
Identification
- Met object id
- 467458
- Museum object name
- Book cover
- Museum object number
- 31.93.2
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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