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Plaque from a Book Cover with the Crucifixion

1200–1250

France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century

copper: gilded, engraved, chased; champlevé enamel; wood core
Overall: 23.2 x 11.8 x 1.3 cm (9 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1940.471
Location: 106C Medieval Treasury
  • -1940
    Jacques Seligmann and Co., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1940-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “Part II. Annual Report Issue for the Year 1940.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 28, no. 3 (1941).
    Milliken, William. "An Enamel Book Cover Plaque." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 28, no. 9 (November 1941): 137-138. Reproduced: p. 134; Mentioned: p. 137 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 115 archive.org
    Campbell, Marian. "Medieval Limoges Enamels in Europe." Antiqvvs 3, n. 2 (Spring 2021): 33-38. Reproduced: p. 37
  • {{cite web|title=Plaque from a Book Cover with the Crucifixion|url=false|author=|year=1200–1250|access-date=26 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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