George Salt, calligraphy: Bede's ''Ecclesiastical History''
Scope and Contents
Calligraphic MS on paper, extracts from Bede, Ecclesiastical history, Book IV, chapter 23, on the life and death of Abbess Hilda. Fo. 2v, illumination, gilt and colour, Hilda with some monks; fo. 3r., illuminated title heading; some other illuminated initials, with gilding, some unfinished; dialogue in blue, red and green inks. Bound by CUL, 1999. Some leaves of sketches, notes, and designs, bound separately.
Dates
- Creation: 1943
Creator
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Extent
1 collection
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Dr. George Salt, 1999.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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