COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.10.203.3
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MMA_.10.203.3
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This painted wood panel once covered an account book compiled by the biccherna of Siena, a committee who served as administrators and treasurers of the commune. The scene at the top shows three of the five committee members , all of whose names are listed in the inscription below. The carmarlingo, or secretary, wearing the white robes of a Cistercian monk, counts a bag of money before two officers with record books. The painted book cover belongs to a long tradition of Sienese civic commissions. For some 500 years beginning in 1258, the commune hired local painters to decorate the covers of the financial books at the end of each fiscal term.
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This painted wood panel once covered an account book compiled by the biccherna of Siena, a committee who served as administrators and treasurers of the commune. The scene at the top shows three of the five committee members , all of whose names are listed in the inscription below. The carmarlingo, or secretary, wearing the white robes of a Cistercian monk, counts a bag of money before two officers with record books. The painted book cover belongs to a long tradition of Sienese civic commissions. For some 500 years beginning in 1258, the commune hired local painters to decorate the covers of the financial books at the end of each fiscal term.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Italian; Sienese
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European; Southern European; Italian; Sienese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Italian; Siena
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Italian; Siena
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Italian; Siena
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Italian; Siena
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Book Cover
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Book Cover
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
1343
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1343
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1343
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1343
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1343
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1343
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Tempera on wood
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Tempera on wood
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm), W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
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H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm), W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
10.203.3
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10.203.3
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1910
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Rogers Fund, 1910
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_10.203.3.tif
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MMA_.h1_10.203.3.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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