Exhibition catalogue for the 11th Annual Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters Exhibition and a Loan Collection of Cuttings from Illuminated Manuscripts of the Middle Ages Selected to Show the Origin and Development of Miniature Painting, November 9, 1912 to December 16, 1912.

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Exhibition catalogue for the 11th Annual Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters Exhibition and a Loan Collection of Cuttings from Illuminated Manuscripts of the Middle Ages Selected to Show the Origin and Development of Miniature Painting, November 9, 1912 to December 16, 1912.

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Exhibition catalogue for the 11th Annual Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters Exhibition and a Loan Collection of Cuttings from Illuminated Manuscripts of the Middle Ages Selected to Show the Origin and Development of Miniature Painting, November 9, 1912 to December 16, 1912.

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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1912

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THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
FOUNDED 1805

THE PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY
OF MINIATURE PAINTERS
ORGANIZED

19o 1

CATALOGUES OF THE ELEVENTH
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF MINIATURES
AND

A LOAN COLLECTION OF CUTTINGS
FROM ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
OF THE MIDDLE AGES SELECTED TO
SHOW THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINIATURE PAINTING

NOVEMBER 9 TO DECEMBER 16, 191 2

PHILADELPHIA
MCMXlI

MANAGEMENT OF THE PENNSYL VANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS

PRESIDENT,

JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS.
VICE-PRESIDENT,
CLEMENT B. NEWBOLD .
HONORARY

VICE~PRESIDENT,

E. BURGESS WARREN.
DIRECTORS,

THEOPHILUS P. CHANDLER,

ALFRED C. HARRISON,

HERBERT M. HOWE. M.D.,

CLARENCE C. ZANTZINGER,

GEORGE H.MCFADDEN,
CLEMKNT B. NEWBOLD,

T. DEWITT CUYLER ,

EDWARD T. STOTESBURY,

CHARLEMAGNE TOWER ,

ARTHUR H. LEA,

THEODORE N. ELY,

JOSEPH E. WIDENER ,
FRANK H . CAVEN.
TREASURER,
GEORGE H . MCFADDEN .
SECRETARY AND MANAGER,

JOHN E. D . TRASK .
ACTING CURATOR OF SCHOOLS,
ANNA T. BENNETT.
SOLICITOR,

JOHN G . JOHNSON.
COMMITTEE ON EXHIBITIONS,
CLEMENT B. NEWBOLD, CHAIRMAN,
GEORGE U. MCFADDEN,

THEODORE N. ELY,

EDWARD T. STOTESBURY.

ALFRED C. HARRISON,

JOSEPH E. WIDENER.
2

®fficers an() ~emb ers of tbe IDenns12(\?ania
Societ12 of miniature IDainters

...
PRESIDENT
EMILY DRAYTON TAYLOR
VICE· PRESIDENT
LUDWIG E. FABER

SECRETARY
A. MARGARETTA ARCHAMBAULT

TREASURER
SARAH YOCUM McFADDEN BOYLE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ELLEN WETHERALD AHRENS

AMY OTIS

HERMAN DEIGENDESCH

MEMBERS

ELLEN WETHERALD AHRENS

*ISABEL NASH

A. MARGARETTAARCHAMBAULT

AMY OTIS

EULABEE DIX BECHER

REBECCA BURD PEALE PATTERSON

ALICE BECKINGTON

EVELYN PURDIE

SARAH YOCUM McFADDEN BOYLE CARLOTA SAINT-GAUDENS
ELLA SHEPARD BUSH

EDNA F. HUESTIS SIMPSON

SALLY CROSS

Lucy MAY STANTON

HERMAN DEIGENDESCH

MARIE JUDSON STREAN

HELEN WINSLOW DURKEE

MARY H. TANNAHILL

LUDWIG E. FABER

EMILY DRAYTON TAYLOR

MARGARET FOOTE HAWLEY
HELEN

V. LEWIS

HELEN M. TURNER
MABEL R. WELCH

LYDIA EAST WICK LONGACRE

ALICE RUSHMORE WELLS

JEAN W ILLIAMS LUCAS

·CAROLINE S. YARDLEY

, *Deceased

3

Jur~

of Selection

JOHN W. ALEXANDER

EVELYN PURDIE

LUDWIG E. FABER

EDNA HUESTIS SIMPSON

LUCIA FAIRCHILD FULLER

EMILY DRAYTON TAYLOR

'lHa ngtng <!ommtttee
A. MARGARETTA ARCHAMBAULT

BLANCHE DILLAYE

SARAH Y. MCFADDEN BOYLE

EDNA HUESTIS SIMPSON

EMILY DRAYTON TAYLOR

4

MI'NIATURE PAINTING is literally what the word signifies, a " painting in little."
Those who illuminated manuscripts were called illuminatori, and from the fact that the initial letter of a chapter was
painted red, the pigment of which was the Latin minium, or
red lead, they acquired the name of miniatori, from which the
word miniature is formed.
The true miniaturists were originally, then, the 'decorators
of old missals. After the invention of printing and engraving,
this art entered upon a new phase. Copies in small of celebrated pictures were made, and the demand was particularly
great for portraits, and so we can trace the evolution of the
true portrait miniature.
As early as 1530, Hans Holbein was painting miniatures
in London, followed by Nicholas Hillard, Isaac Oliver, Peter
Oliver, Samuel Cooper, John Hoskins, Nathaniel Hone, and
Richard Cosway, who seems very near, for he only died in
1821.

In France, Jean Baptiste Augustin was miniaturist to
Louis XVIII, then came Jean Baptiste Isabey, and many
others. America can be justly proud of Edward G. Malbone,
born 1777, and of his great friend, Charles Fraser. This
period stands pre-eminent for all that is best in the art of
miniature painting.
Photography checked miniature painting for a time, but of
late there has been a notable revival of the art. Ivory is the
medium almost universally employed now, though in old days
vellum, copper, paper and silver were used. The miniature is
the sonnet of portraiture, limited and proscribed, and yet the
E. D . T.
jewel of painting.

5

MASTER ALBERT M. PATTERSON.

BY EMILY DRAYTON TAYLOR

LA DEBUTANTE.

BY A . MARGARETTA ARCHAMBAULT

PORTRAIT OF MISS DORA WETHERBEE.

BY SALLY CROSS

PSYCHE.

BY LA U RA COOMBS HILLS

MRS. FRANK LAW LlENCE STILES.

BY EDNA HUESTIS SIMPSON

JANE CHAPMAN.

BY MARY H. TANNAHILL

CA T ALOGU£ OF THE ELEVENTH
ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF
MINIATURES

+
GALLERY I
HARRY L. JOHNSON.
I
Portrait of My Wife.
LUCY M. STANTON.
2
A Scheme in Blue and White.
HARRY L. JOHNSON.
3 The Shift of Wind.
4 Julia.
KATHRYN LOGAN LUKE.
S Sketch of Old Woman.
LUDWIG E. FABER.
6 Portrait.
SARAH K. HUNTER.
7 Mrs. T.
NICOLAS S. MACSOUD.
8 The Writer.

7

ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
SALLY CROSS.
9 Portrait of Miss Dora Wetherbee.
MARGARET KENDALL.
10 Three Little Sisters.
M. LESLEY BUSH·BROWN.
II
Portrait of Dr. Monicure D. Conway.
SUSANNA MARTIN PRICE.
12
Madam M.
JEAN NUTTING OLIVER.
13 Portrait of Miss C.
PETER NEWELL.
14 Mrs. McCormick.
15 Miss G.
META STEINIGER IRELAND.
16 Madge.
JEAN NUTTING OLIVER .
17 The Pink Rose.
BERTHA COOLIDGE.
18 Florence.
VIOLA STEELE.
19 A Color Harmony.

8

ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
HELEN V. LEWIS.
20
Portrait of Mrs. L .
FLORENCE RYAN KOELKER.
21
Mrs. Hiram Morgan and Son.
CARLOTA SAINT-GAUDENS.
22
Portrait of Augustus Saint-Gaudens II.
ELLA S. TIEL.
23 Portrait.
HELEN JOSEPHINE BAKER.
24 A Lady.
SARAH YOCUM McF. BOYLE .
25 Mr. G. Martin Brill.
MARY H. TANNAHILL.
26 Jane Chapman.
EMILY DRAYTON TAYLOR.
27 Master Albert M. Patterson.
28 Bubbles.
29 Anne.
MARY H. TANNAHILL.
30 A Young Mother.
EMMA HESS INGERSOLL.
31 A Summer Girl.
9

ANNUAL EXHIBiTJON.

CLAIRE SHUTTLEWORTH.
32 Gracie.
CAROLINE KING PHILLIPS.
33 Master Graham N. Fitch.
LYDIA EASTWICK LONGACRE.
34 Portrait of Agnew Allen Talcott.
35 Portrait of Miss Agnes Franklin Keyes.
L. L. PEABODY.
36 Portrait.
ALICE RIDDLE FOSTER.
37 Portrait of a Young Girl.
EVA SPRINGER.
38 Count Volney de Lt.'Aignan.
ANNIE HURLBURT JACKSON.
39 Mrs. Arthur Pickering Almy.
AG NES M. WATSON.
40 Miniature of Mrs. H. M.
MA Y FAIRCHILD .
41 Mother and Child.
42 Portrait Wm. B.
LAURA COOMBS HILLS.
43 Study of a Blond.
44 Blond in Profile.
10

ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
LAURA COOMBS HILLS.
45 The Blue Bandeau.
46 Little Agnes.
47 Psyche.
48 Study of Red Hair.
49 Girl with Violets.
50 Portrait.
ETHEL FRANCES MUNDY.
51 Medallion Portrait. ,
52 Medallion Portrait.
53 Medallion Portrait.
MARIAN LYALL DUNLAP.
54 Constance.
Lent by Mrs. Joseph Greene.

HELEN WINSLOW DURKEE.
55 A Sketch.
ALEXANDRINE McEWEN.
56 Portrait.
Lent by Miss Plumb.

HELEN WINSLOW DURKEE.
57 Autumn.
ELLEN WETHERALD AHRENS.
58 Little Bert.
Lent by Mr. H. W. Goodall.
II

ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
HELEN WINSLOW DURKEE.
59 John M. Peters, Esq.
LeJlt by Miss Carolyn Peters.

JEAN MITCHELL LAWRENCE .
60 A Portrait Study.
AMY SUMNER.
6r The Artist's Mother.
JEAN MITCHELL LAWRENCE.
62 Susie.
EDNA
63
64
65

HUESTIS SIMPSON.
The Miniature.
Mrs. Frank Lawrence Stiles.
The Pool.

ELIZABETH HAVERSTICK CHAMBERS.
66 Jean.
Lent by Mrs. Homer Chambers.

EDNA HUESTIS SIMPSON.
67 Mrs. E. Lewis Burnham.
VIOLA STEELE.
68 Portrait Study.
JANET SIEDENBERG.
69 Sketch.
12

ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
ELLA S. TIEL.
70 Portrait.
RUTH E. CROMBIE .
71 Mildred.
Len t by Miss M. M. O ' B.

META STEINIGER IRELA ND .
72 The Blue Cape.
ANNIE HURLBURT JACKSON .
73 Lapis Lazuli.
EY A SPRINGER.
74 Breton Peasant.
75 Etude Maria.
ESTHER M. JAMES.
76 Portrait of Miss G.
JANET SIEDENBERG.
77 Portrait Sketch.

L. L. PEABODY .
78 Portrait.
EL LEN WETHERALD A HREN S.
79 Harold.
Le nt by Mrs. J. E . Holbrook.
R. N. HUDSPETH .
80 Portrait Miniature.
13

ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
JEAN ARNOT REID.
8r Portrait Study.
CARLOTA SAINT-GAUDENS.
82 Portrait of Mary Shipman.
Lent by Mr. Louis Evan Shipman.

ANNIE RIDDELL.
83 David.
R. N. HUDSPETH.
84 Portrait Miniature.
AMY OTIS.
85 Portrait Miss Madeleine Fellows.
Lent by Mrs. Fellows .

CLAIRE SHUTTLEWORTH.
86 A Small Boy.
HELEN V. LEWIS.
87 Po'rtrait of Miss C.
JANET SIEDENBERG.
88 Portrait Sketch.
S. CORINNE JAMAR.
8g Portrait of Miss Helene Girvin.
Lent by Dr. John Girvin.

L. L. PEABODY.
go Study.
14

ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
A. MARGARETTA ARCHAMBAULT .
91 Mrs. W. B. W.
Lent by Mrs. William Brewster Wood.

92

La Debutante.

93

Caspar Wistar Haupt.

Lent by Mrs. Louis Rodman Page.
I,ent by Edward Haupt.

EVEL YN PURDIE.
94 Portrait of Nancy.
Lent by Mrs. Horace Morison .

A. MARGARETT A ARCHAMBAULT.
95 Mrs. N. C. S.
I,ent by William Jones Smith, Esq.

ISABEL L YNDALL.
96 Portrait.
Lent by M. H . Lyndal!.

ALEXANDRINE McEWEN.
97 Portrait.
EDITH SAWYER.
98 Evelyn W .
MATTIE JENKINS.
99 Phyllis.
Lent by Mrs. George F . Jenkins.

FLORENCE RYAN KOLKER.
100
Chums.
Lent by A. H . Kolker.

IS

ANNUAL EXH IBI TION.
ADRIANNA TUTTLE.
101
Madam Debous de Pierrefen.
LUCIA FAIRCHILD FULLER.
102
Portrait of a Child.
103 In the Days of King Arthur.
104 The Girl and the Net.
105
Charlotte.
Lent by J. C. Fairchild.
SELMA M. D . MCELLER.
106 Virginia C. Ward.
L ent by Mrs. W . Lee Ward.

SARAH YOCUM MCFADDEN BOYLE.
107
Peggy.
ADRIANNA T UTTLE.
108 Mrs. Elias Alvah Wilkinson and Daughter.
HELEN V. LEWIS.
109 Miss Madge Kennedy (Little Miss Brown).
HELOISE GUILLOU REDFIELD.
IIO
Portrait of Miss Appleton.
KATHRYN LOGAN L U KE .
III
Study from Life.

16

MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS ARRANGED
TO SHOW THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BOOK ILLUMINATION AND
PAINTING IN MINIATURE.
Loaned by John F rederick Lewis, Esq.

NOTE.- From Numbers I to 65 inclusive, the exhibits are
arranged in approximate chronological order, and show the
development of the limner's art from mere rubricated letters
to ornamented ones, then to those containing miniatures and
finally to the miniatures themselves. They are all painted
on vellum except No. 72, which is upon paper.

1.
A page from an Evangeliary, written in Latin
about 1050; with initial letters in red. . The manuscript was rescued from an old book binding.
2.
A page from a Roman missal of the loth or lIth
Century, written in Latin, with some lines of
neumen or musical notation. The initial letters
are in green and red.
3.

A page from a Bible, in Latin, written in France
about the year 1250. .A part of the epistle to the
Corinthians. It shows an initial letter illuminated

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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
with gold and colors, and one which is historiated
or containing a miniature of St. Paul. There is
also a small foot ornament-a b oy supporting the
bottom of the letter. Minute Gothic handwriting.
4.

A page from an English pontificale, written in
Latin about 1350, containing an historiated initial
"D," painted in blue upon a pink ground, with
scroll work of ivy pattern on the margin of the
page, all heightened with burnished gold. Gothic
letters in red and black.
5.

Initial letter " L " illuminated with gold and colors.
Cut from a choral containing music for the Church.
The gold is highly burnished, and has been laid
over a ground of white gesso to raise it up from
the vellum.
6.

Initial
Latin
South
of the

" S " cut from a manuscript written in .
about 1450. Strong Gothic handwriting.
German workmanship. The subdued tones
colors of this initial are unusual.

7.
A page from a philosophical treatise, written in
Latin by an English scribe, about 1450. The initial
letters are in red and in blue, heightened with
burnished gold. Letters battar de.

18

MEDI EVA L MANUSCRI PTS.
8.
A . page from a Book of Hours, written in Latin
about 1450. French workmanship. Containing a
small miniature at the beginning of the page representing St. Barbara, and ornamented with a
marginal decoration of delicate scroll work in blue
and red and green.
9.
A page from an antiphonarium. written in Latin,
and with musical notes upon the 4 line system.
Ornamented with an initial letter H L ," showing a
figure of Abraham. Of French workmanship.
About 1350.

10.
Initial H 0," upon a page from the same antiphonarium as No. g, the letter historiated with a picture
of St. Peter. Written in France, in the Latin
language, about 1350, and also with musical notation upon the 4 line system.
11.
A marginal ornament, executed about 1400, in
France, containing three figures of saints in three
eight-pointed stars. The use of the red background
is unusual. Probably from a large Church Service
Book.
12.
A capital letter cut out of a choir book. Written
and illuminated in France about 1400. Illuminated
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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
with gold. The letter is in pink upon a blue ground
and its colors and those of the scroll work ornaments are beautifully blended.
13.

Capital letter .. L" painted in colors. From a
choir book written in Latin in Italy about 1400,
historiated with a kneeling figure of St. Matthew,
to whom an angel is descending from above, holding a white scroll.
14.
Marginal ornament. The second half of the 14th
Century. Painted in Italy. Showing the reading
of the burial service over the dead. From the
same manuscript as No. II.
15.
Figure of St. Michel, painted in colors and illuminated with gold. He stands before a gateway with
his left foot upon the head of a serpent. Taken
from a monastic record. Painted in Italy about
1375·
16.
Miniature showing The Nativity, of unusual composition and coloring. About 1375. Taken from
a large choir book, and probably, part of an initial
letter which has been cut away,
20

MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
17.

Miniature in gold and colors showing St. John
writing his Gospel. Painted about 1450 under
Graeco-Italian influence. The saint is seated at a
desk writing in an open book, ;"'ith ink-pot and
knife and scissors lying on the desk. From a
book of the Gospels, in Greek.
18.

Miniature painted in gold and colors, of The
Madonna and Child. Painted about 1400 in Holland or under Dutch influence. The composition
and coloring are unusual.
19.
Capital letter ., 0 ," painted in reds upon a blue
ground. Taken from an antiphonarium. Historiated with a miniature of some saint and which
has probably been painted from a living model.
The beauty of the letter is enhanced by the pendant marginal ornament in red, blue, buff and
green. Italian work, Fifteenth Century.

20.
Large capital letter " 0," historiated with a
miniature in gold and colors, showing Saints
Peter and Paul habited as F ranciscan monks.
Painted about 1375, in Italy. From a large Church
Service Book. The letter is on pink upon a golcl
ground which is raised and burnished.
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MEDIEVAL M ANUSCRIPTS.
21.
Capital letter "S," of old German workmanship.
Painted about 1375. Taken from a large choir
book. The initial is white upon a blue ground
with a delicate combination of colors, and historiated with a miniature painted in colors depicting the stoning of St. Stephen.
22.
Five miniatures in gold and colors, painted in
France about the middle of the 14th Century, say
1350, and, doubtless, taken from a "Lives of the
Saints." The figures are painted against checkered
backgrounds which are variously ornamented
according to the French art of that period.
23.
Five more miniatures from the same manuscript.
The faces show an attempt at expression and
individuality, and are especially to be noted.
24.
Six letters "G" and three letters "C," delicately
illuminated in gold and colors and showing the
fertility of treatment of the ancient artist. The
letters harmonize with each other but differ in
color and design, Fifteenth Century, taken from
an antiphonarium.
22

MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
25 •

. Capital letter "R," painted and illuminated in
gold and colors. End of the 14th Century, say
1375. Italian work. Historiated with a m iniature
showing the Annunciation. Taken from some
large Service Book for the use of the Church.
·26.

Capital letter " G " cut from a manuscript, in
Latin, illuminated in gold and colors, South German workmanship, 15th Century, with marginal
scroll work, part of which is illuminated in silver,
but which has tarnished with age.. The scroll
work on the face of the letter is to be noted.
27.

Capital letter " E ," painted in colors and illuminated with gold.
The figures of the man and
woman in the lower compartment of the letter are
doubtless portraits of the patron and his wife for
whom the choir book was made, which the letter
has been cut of. The gold has been laid upon a
thick ground and burnished by some hard substance, such as a dog's tooth or a piece of agate.
28.
Capital letter " L" in gold and colors, historiated
with the figure of St. Lawrence, before whom three
men kneel, painted upon a green checkered background. 15th Century. Italian work. Taken from
a large choral.
23

MEDIEVAL MANUS CRIP TS.
29.
Capital letter, containing a miniature representing
Christ rising from the tomb. Painted and illuminated in colors and gold, in the French style,
about 1450. Taken from an old choir book.
30.
Historiated initial letter " C," illuminated with gold
laid on flat without burnishing, and with marginal
ornament of flowing scroll work in red, blue, green
and gold. The miniature represents the "Last
Supper." 15th Century. Taken from a large choir
book, the page of which was about 3 feet high and
2 broad, and upon which it was probably the only
decoration. Probably French origin.

31.
Historiated initial "u" containing a miniature
painting of the "Ascension of Christ." The letter
itself is in gold tooled in blind. Taken from a
choral ; probably of ItalIan workmanship; painted
and illuminated about 1400. Note the footprints
of Jesus upon the top of the mountain, around
which the Blessed Virgin and the disciples are
kneeling in prayer.

32.
Initial letter "D " in gold tooled in blind. Historiated and illuminated with a miniature showing
the Nativity, with scroll ornaments upon the margin. Taken from a choral. Probably of Italian

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workmanship, 15th Century. The composition and
coloring are a marked advance beyond the earlier
work.
33.
Initial "0" painted in pink upon a blue ground
and historiated with a picture of some Franciscan
monks singing from a choral resting upon a lectern. The figures are probably portraits of two
of the monks in the monastery.
34.
Initial" Q." Historiated and illuminated with gold
. upon a raised ground. The miniature represents
Christ and his disciples. Painted in Italy about
1375. It has been taken from a choir book, forming an ornament upon a large page, and shows
some Greek influence.
35.
Historiated capital letter "0," pink upon a gold
background and containing a miniature of St. Lawrence. The saint is holding a palm branch in his
right hand and a grid-iron in his left. Taken from
a choral. Probably of Italian workmanship, about
142 5.
36.

Large ca~ital letter "0" from a large graduale,
written in Latin, in Bohemia, about 1475. The letter contains a miniature painted in colors and gold
representing Pentecost.

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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
37.

Initial letter " V." From a choir book. Historiated with a miniature representing Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection.
End of the 15th Century. The letter is in pink
with white scroll work, and upon a background of
burnished gold. Probably German work.
38.
Part of an historiated and illuminated initial from
the same choir book as No. 37, and showing four
saints, two on each side of a central column of
blue ornamented with white tracery, one of the
saints is a Pope, two are bishops, and one a
cardinal.
39.
Capital letter" I," historiated and painted in color
and illuminated, from a large choral and showing
a delicate combination of blues and greens and unusual drawing and composition. The circular miniature to the left of the letter or column is to be
especially noted for its extreme delicacy.
40.
Large capital letter "c" upon a background of
burnished gold, historiated with the representation
of the sacrament of Holy Communion. The page
from which this letter was taken was of considerable size. probably 3 feet by 2, and intended to be
read by the choristers together. 15th Century.

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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.

41.
Large capital letter" V," also early 15th Century,
and upon a background of highly burnished gold.
Taken from the same choral. Historiated with a
miniature representing the Ascension of Christ.
<12.

Large initial letter" V," painted in color and historiated with a picture of St. Andrew. The delicate combination of browns, blues and greens is
to be noted. 15th Century. From a large service
book for church use.
43.
Part of a large capital letter painted in colors and
illuminated with burnished gold, and historiated
with a miniature showing "Christ's Entry into
Jerusalem." From a folio choral. Painted and
illuminated about 1450. French work.

41.
Part of a large initial letter painted in color and
gold. Historiated with a miniature showing the
interior of a chapel with a congregation at prayer.
Illuminated with burnished gold. . Late 15th Century. The perspective is especially to be noted.
<15.

Miniature painted in gold and color representing
St. Luke writing his gospel. From a Book of
Hours, written in France, about 1450. The high
lights are formed by the use of gold laid on flat
without burnishing.

MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
46.
A page from a Book of Hours. Written in Latin,
in France, in the 15th Century. Containing a miniature representing the Adoration of the Three
Kings. The capital letter " D" is in red and blue,
with a banded mar~inal ornament and surrounded
with ivy pattern decoration at bottom and right
side of page.
47.
Initial letter "H," painted in color on a gold
ground and historiated with a miniature of St.
Peter in prison. Done in Italy' in the 15th Century. Taken from a choral or church service book.
48.
Initial letter" C," painted in flat tints of gold upon
a black background which is ornamented with running scroll work in gold and jewel decoration.
Historiated with a miniature showing a priest celebrating mass in the presence of his congregation.
From a small choral. Late 15th Century. Milanese workmanship.
49.
Capital letter "0" from a choir book, in Latin,
probably of Italian workmanship, historiated with
a miniature of St. Michel. The letter is upon a
background of burnished gold. 15th Century.

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MEDIEVA L MANUSCRIPTS.
50.
Large initial letter" 0 ," painted in pink and green
upon a background of burnished gold, and containing floral decoration in pinks, greens and blues
upon a yellow ground. Italian workmanship of
the late 15th Century. Taken from a large choral.
51.
Page from a Spanish MS. of the late 15th or early
16th Century, painted in colors and containing
three miniatures, showing the Descent of the Holy
Spirit upon the Virgin and Apostles ; St. Peter
preaching; and Christ mocked by the Pharisees.
Surrounded by a broad floral border, and with a
portrait miniature in the upper left-hand corner.
52.
Another page from the same Spanish manuscript,
painted in colors and containing four miniatures:
the Parable of the Fig Tree ; Christ in Glory ; Angels carrying the Saints and Martyrs to Heaven,
and a Crowd venerating the Symbols of the Passion. Surrounded by a broad floral border, with
a portrait miniature in the upper left-hand corner.
53.
Large initial letter " 0 ," of burnished gold and
historiated with a miniature of the Annunciation
painted in colors. Late 15th Century, probably
German workmanship, taken from a large choral.
The background of the letter is blue with delicate
running scroll work, and the mansion interior is
worthy of special note.

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li4.

Letter" C," painted in red, blue and, green, upon a
gold ground. From a large choral, 15th Century,
containing what is, doubtless, a portrait miniature
of the patron for whom the book was made. Also
pendant and marginal ornaments.
55.
Miniature letter of late 15th or early 16th Century,
painted in gold and color. Italian workmanship
showing the effect of the Renaissance in color and
composition.
56.
Initial letter " E " in gold and color from the same
MS. Early 16th Century. The design and color
are entirely different from the work of the earlier
artists.
57.
Miniature of allegorical subject, probably taken
from a patent of nobility ; early 16th Century,
painted in colors.
Italian workmanship, surrounded w ith a border of scroll work painted in
gold with flat tints upon a crimson ground. The
heraldic shield of the patron for whom the work
was done is at the bottom. The high lights upon
the figures have blackened with age.
58.
Miniature painted in colors heightened with gold,
late 15th or early 16th Century, upon parchment,
showing the Adoration of the Kings. Italian work_
manship. Interesting composition.
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59.
Another miniature painted in colors and gold from
the same manuscript, showing the Blessed Virgin
with the Disciples.
60.
Large capital letter " 0 ," painted with delicate
flowing scroll work in gold, upon a background of
the same. Historiated with a miniature of the
Nativity. From a folio choral. Early 16th Century.
61.
Large capital letter " 0 ," painted in flat tints of
gold upon a white ground. From a folio choral.
Painted in colors. Early 16th Century. Historiated with miniature representing the visit of the
Magi.
61a.
Capital letter " M " from a large Choir Book,
painted in colors, and illuminated with gold burnished upon a raised ground. Historiated with a
miniature representing St. Margaret with the
Dragon. 15th Century. German work.
61b.
Capital letter " C " from a Church Service Book,
painted in colors and illuminated with burnished
gold. The letter is historiated with a representation of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Italian work of the late 15th or early 16th Century.
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62.
Capital letter" 0 " in burnished gold, taken from a
choral. Late 15th or early 16th Century. Historiated with a miniature of a saint holding a palm
branch, doubtless a portrait miniature. The colors
are red and blue and green with gold illuminations.
63.
Miniature painted in gold and colors representing
the Crucifixion from a Book of Hours of the
Blessed Virgin. Late 15th or early 16th Century,
probably French work, treated in the conventional
way, and surrounded with a border of burnished
gold upon a raised background.
64.
Miniature painted in colors representing St. Notburga. From a Service Book of the 16th Century.
Swiss work.
65.
Printed and illuminated page from a 'Service Book,
showing the Blessed Virgin and Child. 16th Century.

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ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS NOT IN CONSECUTIVE
ORDER. BUT GROUPED IN THE HANGING.
65a.
Large folio page from the same choral as Nos. 66
and 67, ornamented with a capital letter "0,"
painted in red upon a blue ground, and historiated
with a miniature showing Byzantine influence on
the drawing and attitudes of the figures. Musical
notation upon 4 red lines. Italian work, about 1400.
66.
Large folio page from a choral, written in Latin,
Italian workmanship, probably Bolognese, 14th to
15th Century, containing music upon the four
line system, and a capital letter " P" painted in
blues, reds, and browns, and with curiously entwined convolutions ornamenting the field of the
letter.
67.
Large folio page from the same choral as No. 66,
with music upon the four-line system, ornamented
with a capital letter painted in color. Attenuated
figures showing Byzantine influence; Italian work,
probably Bolognese, 14th to 15th Century.
68.
Page from a folio Italian Church Service Book,
15th Century, containing an initial letter painted in

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pink upon a ground of burnished gold with marginal ornament. The lettering is in red and black
and done with great regularity. Italian. workmanship.
69.

Page from a Church Service Book giving the order for the consecration of a Church, containing
initial letter painted in colors and historiated with
a miniature depicting a priest performing the service. A banded marginal ornament decorates the
left of the page. Musical notes upon the fourline system. 14th Century.

70.

Large folio page from a Psalter written in France
in the Latin language, the second half of the 15th
Century; ornamented with a capital letter "D"
painted in blue and red upon a gold ground, and
with smaller capitals in red and blue with ornamental pen work. The great Gothic lettering of
this page is to be noted for its regularity and
strength.
71.

Folio page, middle of the 15th Century, written in
the Latin language, in Italy, probably at Bologna.
Double columns. Historiated initial " 0 " painted
in colors, with marginal scroll work.
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72.
Initial H I," showing St. Bernardino of Siena and
the figure of another saint, probably St. Augustine.
Italian workmanship of the 15th Century. Painted
and illuminated upon paper.
73.

Large folio page from a Choral with musical notation upon the four-line system, with painted and
historiated capital ' letter H M." The slim human
figures of the miniature exhibit Byzantine influence. Latin , manuscript written in Italy in the
14th Century.

74.
Capital" P ," upon a background of burnished gold,
historiated with a miniature of the Nativity, painted
in gold and colors upon a background of raised
and burnished gold. Early 14th Century, probably
1325. Italian workmanship. From a large Choral.
75.
Large folio page from a Choir Book, written in
Italy about I400, with musical notation upon the
four-line system, ornamented with a capital " L ,"
painted in colors, showing the martyrdom of St.
Lawrence.
76.
Capital letter " N " from a Church Service Book of
the 15th Century. French work. Painted in colors
and illuminated with gol d, and r epresenting some
patron saint holding in his hands the church which
has been dedicated t o his memory.

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77.

Capital letters "D" and "L" from a large folio
Choral, painted in red and blue with intricate free
hand scroll work. Old German work, about 1450.
78.

Large folio page with initial "P" from a Bible
written in Latin, in France, about 1425. The initial is painted in gold and colors and ornamented
with conventional ivy leaf pattern, with border
extending the full length of page and ivy leaf at
top and bottom; The letter is at the beginning of
the First Book of Kings.
79.

Folio page from a Book of the Mass, written in
Latin, Gothic letters, and ornamented with capitals
" I " and" 0 ," painted in blue and red with delicate
scroll work. The pulverized lapis lazuli of
which the blue is composed shows the grains like
sandpaper. Probably English work, about 1400.
80.

Large folio page from an Italian Choral, written in
Latin, with music upon the five -line system, ornamented with a capital letter " D," painted in
green upon a gold ground, and containing a miniature of Saint Andrew. The page is bordered at
the top and left and bottom with ornamented scroll
work, painted in greens, reds, pinks and purples.
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81.
Large folio page from a Choral, written in Latin, in
England, the latter half of the I5th Century, with
music upon the four-line system, ornamented with
a capital letter "B," painted in pink upon a burnished gold ground, and ornamented with scroll
work in blues and greens.
82.
Folio page from a Choir Book written in Latin, in
France, about I375, with ancient musical notation,
and ornamented with grotesque capital letters
which are doubtless caricatures of monks in the
monastery for whose use the book was written.
83.
Initial" A," in gold and colors, containing a figure
of a bishop kneeling to St. Peter. From a large
Chor:al, written in Latin, about I400, in Italy, and
probably of Bolognese workmanship.

84.
Capital letter "L," painted and illuminated in
colors and gold and historiated with a miniature
showing the martyrdom of St. Lawrence. From a
Church Choral written in Italy about I375.
85.
Folio page from a Church Service Book, written in
Latin, in Italy, about I450, ornamented with a
capital letter painted and illuminated with gold, and
historiated with a miniature representing a blind
man praying for light.
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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
86.

Large capital letter "B," painted in blue, pink,
white and green upon a ground ornamented with
gold tracery and surrounded by chain border of
blue and gold. Taken from a large Psalter or
Choral, the page of which was probably 3 feet tall
by 2 feet wide. Historiated with a miniature depicting King David at Prayer. It shows the Renaissance influence.
87.

Folio page from a Church Service Book, in Latin,
written in France about 1375, containing musical
notation upon the four-line system, and with capital "0" painted in blue and pink, and formed by
intertwined dragons.
88.

Folio page from a large Church Choral intended
to be used by several members of the choir together and read from a distance, with music upon
four lines, ornamented with a capital letter of
extraordinary design formed by the curves of a
fish dragon. Italian work, about 1400.
89.

Folio page from a large Church Service Book, in
Latin, with musical notation upon four lines, and
large capital letter "s" painted in colors and
heightened with gold, and historiated with a minia_
ture representing a priest holding the Bread and
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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
89.
Wine of the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Italian work, about 1425. The figure is probably a
portrait.

90.
Folio page from a Church Service Book in Latin,
written in France, about 1375, with musical notation upon four lines, and with capital letter
painted in colors, and illuminated with gold, and
historiated with a miniature of a bishop dedicating
a church.
91.
Large folio page from Psalter containing music
upon the four-line system, with a capital letter in outline, showing how the medieval artist
worked, first drawing the capital and miniature
complete in black and white before adding the coloring. The page is probably of Italian workmanship, and dates from the 15th Century.
92.
Folio page from a Church Service Book, written
in Latin, in Italy, in the 14th to 15th Century, with
capital letter "S" painted in colors, and illuminated with gold, and with miniature historiation of
a saint holding a book.

93.
Folio page from a large Church Choir Book; with
musical notation upon four lines, with large capital
letter painted in red, green, and pink, and with

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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
border ornament in the same colors at the side
and bottom of the page. Probably of German work
and dating from the 15th Century.
94.
Folio page from a large Church Service Book,
written in Latin (probably in France) , with musical
notation, about four lines, and with large capital
letter "I," painted in delicate blues and greens
upon a ground of burnished gold, and with rich
border ornament extending the full length of the
page. 14th to 15th Century, about 1425.

95.
Folio page from a large Church Service Book,
written in Latin, with musical notes upon four
lines, and with large capital letter " A" painted
in colors, and historiated with a miniature of the
beheading of a saint. Bohemian work. 15th Century.

96.
Capital letter" D " in blue on gold ground. From
a large Church Choral. Historiated with a miniature in colors representing St. Andrew with the
Bible and his cross. Probably French work. Late
15th Century.
97.

Capital letter "R" in brown on pale blue ground,
historiated with a miniature in colors of the Annunciation. From a Church Service Book, probably of French origin. Late 15th Century.

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MEDIEVAL M ANUSCRIPTS.
98.

Capital letter" 0 " in pale buff on ground of burnished gold, historiated with a miniature representing a Pope at prayer. From a large Church Service Book. Italian work, early 15th Century.
99.

Large capital "M" painted in color on gold
ground, historiated with a kneeling figure of David.
From a large Church Psalter. German work (probably). Late 15th Century.
100.

Large capital letter "0"
ground of burnished gold,
figure of David kneeling
ground. From a Psalter.
of late 15th Century.

painted in pink on a
and historiated with a
with his harp on the
Probably French work

101.

Capital letter "N" painted in brown and his toriated with a miniature in colors representing Reapers at Harvest. 16th Century. German work.
102.

Capital letter "B" in colors and gold, from a
large Book of the Mass. French. 15th Century.
103.

C.a pital letter of burnished gold upon a blue
ground, with representation of the Paschal Iamb
resting upon a closed book. Late 15th or early 16th
Century. P robably I talian w ork.

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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS.
104.
Folio page written in Latin, dated 1496, and with
large miniature representing Paul Volkmeir, tutor,
and Sebald Schreyer, student, kneeling before the
figure of Saint Sebald, who is shown holding the
model of a church built to his memory. German
work.
105.
Capital letter" H " from a Latin Breviary. painted
in pink upon a burnished gold ground, and containing flowing ornaments in reds, greens and blues
upon a black background. Late 15th Century.
Probably German work.
106.
Capital letter "c" painted in blue upon gold
ground, from a Church Choral, historiated with a
miniature of the Destruction of the Egyptians
on the Red Sea. German work, Late 15th Century.
107.
Capital letter " R" in gold burnished and tooled in
blind upon a blue ground, and historiated with a
miniature of Christ rising from the Tomb. French
work, late 15th Century. From a choral.
108.
Capital letter "V" from a Church Service Book,
in pink on gold ground, historiated with a miniature of Samson bearing away the Gates of Gaza.
German work. Late 15th Century.

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INDEX TO ARTISTS
REPRESENTED IN THE PRESENT EXHIBITION
The figures following the address refer
to the numbers in this catalogue.

Ahrens, Ellen Wetherald"
Riverton, New Jersey, 58; 79.
Archambault, A . Margaretta,
I7IO Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 91, 92, 93,
95,

Baker, Helen Josephine,
Evergreen Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,
24·

Boyle, Sarah Y. McFadden,
"The Hamilton," East Orange, New Jersey,
25, 107.
Bush-Brown, M. Lesley,
1729 G Street, Washington, D. c., II.
Chambers, Elizabeth Haverstick,
Beverly, New Jersey, 66.
Coolidge, Bertha,
The Ludlow, Boston, Massachusetts, 18.
Crombie, Ruth E.,
40 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, New York,
71.
Cross, Sally,
209 Fenway Studio, Boston, Massachusetts, 9.

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INDEX.
Dunlap, Marian Lyall,
1028 Fine Arts Building, Chicago, 54.
Durkee, Helen Winslow,
So West45th Street, New York City, 55, 57, 59.
Faber, Ludwig E.,
4219 Regent Square, Philadelphia, 6.
Fairchild, May,
9034 State Street, East Orange, New Jersey, 41,
42.
Foster, Alice Riddle,
The Wyoming, Washington, D. c., 37.
Fuller, Lucia Fairchild.
109 East 56th Street, New York City, 102, 103,
104, 105.
Hills, Laura Coombs,
66 Chestnut Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 43.
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, So.
Hudspeth, R. N.,
Concord, Massachusetts, 80, 84.
Hunter, Sarah K.,
617 West 127th Street, New York City, 7.
Ingersoll, Emma Hess,
Chestertown, Maryland, 31.
Ireland, Meta Steiniger,
126 West 104th Street, New York City, 16, 72.

Jackson, Annie Hurlburt,
20 Little Road, Brookline, Massachusetts. 39, 73.
Jamar, S. Corinne,
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, 89.

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INDEX.
James, Esther M.,
9 Strathmore Road, Brookline, Massachusetts,
76.
Jenkins, Mattie,
204 Washington Street, Whitman, Massachusetts, 99.
Johnson, Harry L.,
Wallingford, Pennsylvania, I, 3, 4.
Kendall, Margaret,
32 Kay Street, Newport, Rhode Island, 10.
Kolker, Florence Ryan,
1446 Thorne Avenue, Chicago, 21, 100.
Lawrence, Jean Mitch ell,
108 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey, 60, 62.
Lewis, Helen V.,
Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, 20,87, 109.
Longacre, Lydia Eastwick,
27 West 67th Street, New York City, 34, 35.
Luke, Kathryn Logan,
2126 Sinton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio,S, III.
Lyndall, Isabel,
1020 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 96.
Macsoud, Nicolas S.,
212 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York, 8.
McEwen, Alexandrine,
432 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 56, 97.
Moeller, Selma M. D.,
156 West 95th Street, New York City, 106.
Mundy, Ethel Frances,
121 College Place, Syracuse, New York, 51, 52,
53·
Newell, Peter,
Leonia, New Jersey, 14, IS.
45

INDEX.
Oliver, Jean Nutting,
21 Copley Hall Studios, Boston, Massachusetts,
13, 17·
Otis, Amy,
Faunce House, Northampton, Massachusetts,
85·
Peabody, L. L.,
70 Handcraft Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts, 36, 78, 90.
Phil ips, Caroline King,
29 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 33.
Price, Susanna Martin,
Moylan, Pennsylvania, 12.
Purdie, E elyn,
32 rundmann Studios, Boston, Massachusetts,
94·

Redfield, Heloise Guillou,
6 Everett Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
110.

Reid, Jean Arnot,
408 Palisade Avenue, Yonkers, New York, 81.
Riddell, Annie,
729 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 83.
Saint-Gaudens, Carlota,
Windsor, Vermont, 22, 82.
Sawyer, Edith,
183 Steuben Street, Brooklyn, New York, 98.
Seidenberg, Janet,
513 Third Street, Brooklyn, New York, 69, 77,
88.
Shuttleworth, Claire,
399 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York, 32, 86.

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INDEX.
Simpson, Edna Huestis,
1710 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 63, 64, 65, 67.
Springer, Eva,
Cairo Hotel, Washington, D. c., 38, 74, 75.
Stanton, Lucy M.,
552 Cobb Street, Athens, Georgia, 2.
Steele, Viola,
Carnegie Hall, New York City, 19, 68.
Sumner, Amy,
132 East 19th Street, New York City, 61.
Tannahill, Mary H.,
Van Dyck Studios, 939 8th Avenue, New York
City, 26, 30.
Taylor, Emily Drayton,
1710 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 27, 28, 29.
Tiel, Ella S.,
835 North 21st Street, Philadelphia, 23, 70.
Tuttle, Adrianna,
48 Pennsylvania Avenue, Newark, New Jersey,
101, 108.
Watson, Agnes M.,
ro South 18th Street, Philadelphia, 40.

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