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Manuscript Leaf with the Opening of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Ephesians, from a Bible

Date:
ca. 1300
Geography:
Made in Paris, France
Culture:
French
Medium:
Tempera and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (40.3 x 26.7 cm)
Mat size: 21 15/16 x 15 15/16 in. (55.7 x 40.5 cm)
Classification:
Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom, 1998
Accession Number:
1998.538.2
Not on view
Otto F. Ege ; Dorothy Tracey Coe ; William and Nancy Wixom
Wixom, William D., ed. Mirror of the Medieval World. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999. no. 141, pp. 118–19.

Timelines
France, 1000-1400 A.D.

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