Book Cover
The cover is decorated with the chancellor, the clerk, and a purveyor doing their accounts. Inscribed: "Book of the income and expenses of the Biccherna of the commune of Siena from the first of July to the first of January, 1343", followed by the names of the committee members and of its clerk.
Artwork Details
- Title: Book Cover
- Artist: Italian (Sienese) Painter (dated 1343)
- Medium: Tempera on wood
- Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (41 x 24.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
- Object Number: 10.203.3
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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