Related
Commission from BL Add 20916, f. 19, f. 19
Commission from BL Add 20916, f. 22, f. 22
Commission from BL Add 20916, f. 21, f. 21
Commission from BL Add 20916, f. 23, f. 23
Doge's Commission from BL Add 20916, f. 18, f. 18
Commission to Alvise from BL Add 20916, f. 25, f. 25
Commission to a Zane from BL Add 20916, f. 33, f. 33
Leaf from a Doge's Commission from BL Add 20916, f. 9, f. 9
Contarini from BL Add 20916, f. 5, f. 5
Commission from BL Add 20916, f. 20, f. 20
Summary
Miniature in colours and gold, of Alessandro Contarini holding a banner with a fleur-de-lys before Ursula (crowned, with the arrow of her martyrdom and martyr's palms) with her virgins and ship in the background, within an ornate frame with the Contarini family arms. Image taken from f. 20 of Leaf of a Doge's Commission (index commissione dogale) from ?Pasquale Cicogna to Alessandro Contarini as podestà of Bergamo. Written in Latin.
Tags
commission
latin manuscript
medieval miniatures
coat of arms
ship
contarini family venice
oligarchy
venetian republic
british library
Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain