Mermaid with fins and sphere (tambourine?) in her hand

Unknown


Item type:
watermark
Date of creation:
1474
Height:
3.3 cm  (1 5/16 in.)
Width:
3.2 cm  (1 1/4 in.)
Dimensions in milimeters as reported in Bernstein - The Memory of Paper database: Distance between chain lines = 36, width = 32, height = 33.
Technique / Medium:
watermark

Additional titles

Fabelwesen - Meerjungfrau - eine oder zwei Flossen, mit Beizeichen Kugel - ohne Beizeichen

    Item location

  • Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol
    [Museum inv. no.: AT4000-738_344]

Description

Mermaid with fins and a mirror (or a tambourine) in her right hand with her mouth opened (perhaps singing).

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Tambourine [2746]

Image URLs

image link 1
search by ref. number AT4000-738_344
image link 2
Watermarks of the Middle Ages/ Wasserzeichen des Mittelalters image

Bibliographic references

Source containing watermark: Loppo von Zirikzee. Reportata super tertio et quarto libro Institutionum. Innsbruck, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol, Cod. 738, fol. 344, Köln(?), 1474. http://manuscripta.at/m1/hs_detail.php?ID=29410

RIdIM record id

3309