Extent: 4 fragments : vellum ; 46 x 5 cm or smaller, mounted together to 47 x 30 cm. print
Abstract
4 foliate borders cut from a manuscript. The borders include putti each with a medallion or cartouche containing the initials "L.X.P.M." (i.e., Leo X Pontifex Maximus, pope 1513-1521).
No. 4 has at its upper end an emblem of a gold ring with pyramidal stone overlapped by a banner inscribed "SEMPER". Drawn in tempera, colored inks and gold paint. MS Typ 980. Houghton Library, Harvard University. The Houghton Library accession number 90M-16 and former Fogg Art Museum accession numbers should no longer be used in referring to these fragments. The Fogg Museum numbers correspond to the present item numbers as follows: 1916.10 = no. 1; 1916.11 = no. 2; 1916.12 = no. 3; 1916.13 = no. 4. Also available in an electronic version.
