Miniatures by Caleb Wing (removed from MS 287).

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Title: Miniatures by Caleb Wing (removed from MS 287).
Creator: Wing, C. W. (Charles William), fl. 1826-1860
Published / Created: [ca. 1846-64]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Manuscript on parchment of seventeen miniatures (all versos), formerly inserted in MS 287, which were removed and rebound in their present form when recognized as the work of the 19th-century facsimilist, Caleb Wing. They were intended to replace originals excised from MS 287 at an uncertain date. As suggested by the format of MS 287, there were probably only sixteen miniatures in the original program
Description: Binding: 19th-20th centuries. Worn red velvet.
Extent: ff. ii + 17 + iii : 104 x ca. 80 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): Wing, C. W. fl. 1826-1860. (Charles William),
Subject (Topic): Arts
Forgeries
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Subjects: Wing, C. W. (Charles William), fl. 1826-1860
Arts > Forgeries
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Miniatures by Caleb Wing (removed from MS 287). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.