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editDecorated Incipit Page ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Unknown – illuminator |
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Title |
Decorated Incipit Page title QS:P1476,en:"Decorated Incipit Page"
label QS:Len,"Decorated Incipit Page" |
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Object type | Folio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
This imposing initial O begins the readings for a feast celebrating the life of the Virgin Mary. In the time of the Ottonian emperors (the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire from 919 to 1024), manuscript painters experimented with designs inherited from classical Rome. Acanthus leaves and vine scrolls--popular motifs in ancient sculpture--were often incorporated into capital letters. Here, the tendril and leaf forms were flattened and made uniform so that their shapes could be woven into an interlace design, both conforming to the shape of the letter and recalling decorative metalwork. |
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Date | about 1030 - 1040 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | "Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 232 mm (9.13 in); width: 160 mm (6.29 in) dimensions QS:P2048,232U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,160U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q29247 |
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Accession number |
lido.getty.edu-gm-obj110003 |
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Notes | More info at museum site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | NAGE9THq62ISXw at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level |
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