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[Manuscript illumination: Joseph in the pit]

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cut out illumination

[Manuscript illumination: Joseph in the pit]

Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: mid 13th century
Dimensions:
Image: 65 x 85 mm (6.5 x 8.5 cm)
Sheet: 294 x 206 mm (29.4 x 20.6 cm)
Object number: F.39
DescriptionManuscript fragment, mounted on card. Probably from a glossed text of the canon law. The figure of Joseph being placed into the Pit by his brethren, of which there are eight (all in contemporary, 13th century dress - the brethren of Joseph).This small fragment may have been part of a large historiated major initial (probably from a monastic choir book or a glossed text of the Canon Law)