Codex Ashburnham I and II (formerly part of Ms B (2184) and Ms A)
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  • Fol. 93v - Designs for a centrally planned church. Photo RMN - © René-Gabriel Ojéda
Codex Ashburnham I and II (formerly part of Ms B (2184) and Ms A)
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  • Fol. 94r - Designs for a centrally planned church. Photo RMN - © René-Gabriel Ojéda

Codex Ashburnham I and II (formerly part of Ms B (2184) and Ms A) c1492

The Codex Ashburnham consists of an assortment of drawings and pictorial studies. The sheets were once part of manuscripts A and B, which were stolen and eventually sold to Lord Ashburnham. He returned them to the National Library in Paris in 1890.

Part II of the Codex relates solely to painting.

  • Medium Pen and ink on paper
  • Size 22 x 15 cm (I) and 23 x 16 cm (II)
  • Location Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France

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