Alphabet Book
The medieval alphabet is illuminated in two different styles. Without any accompanying text, the original purpose of the book remains unclear, but scholars have suggested that it was a sample or model book for manuscript illuminators, or that it was intended as a gift. The boo...
Artifact
| id |
id
10729
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_W.200.17V_RevDet_DD_T06.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_W.200.17V_RevDet_DD_T06.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_W.200.17V_RevDet_DD_T06.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.200 |
Terms
Medium
ink and paint on parchment
Genre
illuminated manuscripts