Book-Cover, French, 13th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
13th century
Book cover in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 41.100.177), catalogued by the museum's Medieval Art department under the title “Book-Cover”. The museum dates it 13th century and records its origin as French; Limoges, France.
The museum records the medium as Champlevé enamel and gilded copper and the dimensions as Overall: 10 3/4 x 5 7/16 x 11/16 in. (27.3 x 13.8 x 1.7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Angels, Virgin Mary, Crucifixion. 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Champlevé enamel and gilded copper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10 3/4 x 5 7/16 x 11/16 in. (27.3 x 13.8 x 1.7 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Enamels-Champlevé
- Place recorded
- Limoges, France
- Culture recorded
- French
Identification
- Met object id
- 467749
- Museum object name
- Book cover
- Museum object number
- 41.100.177
Catalogue references
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