St James standing beneath the Porta Eburnea, miniature from a Matricola

An image of Miniature from a Matricola. Maestro della Matricola degli Spadai (Italian). Production Place: Italy, Perugia. Parchment, gold, 123 x 80 mm, blank on reverse, circa 1350.
DECORATION: Large framed miniature: St James standing beneath the Porta Eburnea and holding a book and a pilgrim’s staff.

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Miniature from a Matricola. Maestro della Matricola degli Spadai (Italian). Production Place: Italy, Perugia. Parchment, gold, 123 x 80 mm, blank on reverse, circa 1350. DECORATION: Large framed miniature: St James standing beneath the Porta Eburnea and holding a book and a pilgrim’s staff.

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Accession Number: MS McClean 201.13k
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Andrew Morris
Image height: 1560 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Filesize: 316.24kB

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