Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1382/1406
Speculum Humanae Salvationis — pen and ink drawings, by English from the Abbey of Great Missenden, made in England, dated 1382/1406. Physical description: Manuscript with 111 folios and many drawings in pen and brown and red inks, a few with tempera, and some traced in graphite, with other decorations and Latin inscriptions in Anglicana formata in brownish black and red ink, ruled in red, on vellum, bound in oak boards with worn sheepskin covers, missing chain and clasps from upper cover; 26 × 18.5 cm (10 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.).
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 8621). The museum record attributes this piece to English from the Abbey of Great Missenden in England around 1382/1406. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 26 × 18.5 cm (10 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Manuscript with 111 folios and many drawings in pen and brown and red inks, a few with tempera, and some traced in graphite, with other decorations and Latin inscriptions in Anglicana formata in brownish black and red ink, ruled in red, on vellum, bound in oak boards with worn sheepskin covers, missing chain and clasps from upper cover
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- pen and ink drawings
- Museum object number
- 8621
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.