Manuscript Leaf with Saint James the Greater, from a Book of Hours
Object type: Book of Hours; Manuscript leaf
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: South Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1500
Medium: Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment
Dimensions: 5 13/16 x 4 7/16 in. (14.7 x 11.3 cm)
Other (outer frame): 4 15/16 x 3 11/16 in. (12.6 x 9.4 cm)
Other (text frame): 3 9/16 x 2 13/16 in. (9.1 x 7.2 cm)
Other (mat size): 12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Geography: Made in Ghent-Bruges   Netherlands  
Credit line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession year: 1932
Tags: Shells|Saints