In addition to my regular Saturday posts, I have decided to do occasional posts midweek, when I have some small observation or discovery.
Having
posted twice about the dismembered Pietro Ursuleo manuscript, I thought it would be worth putting side-by-side the miniatures of the Evangelist Matthew. It is interesting how remarkably similar they are, despite being by different illuminators: the leaf in South Carolina is attributed to Cola Rapicano, while the Cambridge volume is attributed to Matteo Felice.
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| University of South Carolina, MS 68 |
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| Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.7.46 |
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| Univ. of South Carolina, MS 68 (detail) |
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| Cambridge, Trinity College, MS O.7.46 (detail) |
Some details vary slightly, but others, such as the form of the writing-desk, strongly suggest the use of a shared pattern.
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