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This is a drawing of an ornately decorated page from an old manuscript. The description details a highly intricate and decorative border featuring a combination of floral and mythical motifs surrounding the text. The text itself is in Latin, and the font style is reminiscent of medieval script. The borders on either side of the page showcase elaborate patterns with alternating botanical and symbolic designs. At the top center, there is a representation of a heraldic figure or emblem, and at the bottom, a detailed scene depicts figures engaged in a scholarly or ecclesiastical discourse. The overall composition evokes an antique aesthetic, typical of medieval or Renaissance manuscripts.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A White Line Border with Two Cartouches: "A Satyr Sacrificing a Ram," and "The Choice of Hercules"
attributed to Benedetto Bordon
- Date
- 1497/1498
- Medium
- woodcut page removed from a book
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2013.75.1
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- from Saint Jerome, _Opera_ (Venice, Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, 1497/1498)
Provenance
W. C. Russell Allen. (R. M. Light, 1960); Arthur Vershbow, Boston; (sale, Christie's New York, 10 April 2013, no. 207); (Ursus Books, Ltd., New York); purchased 2013 by NGA.
Inscription
in center of page: Prologus. / INCIPIT EXPOSITIO BEATI HIERONYMI / PRAESBYTERI IN PSALTERIVM. ET PRIMO / PROLOGVS EIVSDEM... ; in lower cartouche: S. C. / P. I; verso :printed text
NGA object ID 162310. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.