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Source Description
This title page was added in the nineteenth century by an artist attempting to recreate a medieval illuminated initial, likely to make the book more desirable for collectors.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
20993
label
Modern Illuminated Title Page from a Collection of Works: Initial L
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
20993
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Modern Illuminated Title Page from a Collection of Works: Initial L
description
This title page was added in the nineteenth century by an artist attempting to recreate a medieval illuminated initial, likely to make the book more desirable for collectors.
provenance
Created in Champagne, France (?). The monastery of Saint-André de Villeneuve-lés-Avignon, 17th century [1]; Acquired by Bénigne-Charles Févret de St. Mesmin [1739-1792], Dijon [2]. Acquired by Léon Gruel, 19th-20th century, Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] ownership inscription added in 17th century in upper margin of fol. 2r: 'Iste liber est monasterii sancti Andree dyocesis auinionensis / .aab. /; and in another slightly later hand, added after 1635: Monasterii Sancti Andreae congregationis S. Mauri: /; in lower margin, added after 1640: 'Catalogus inscriptus', reference to 36-line description of W. 2 in Saint-André library catalogue begun 29 September 1640 by Dom Odon de la Mothe (d. 1643), binding described as 'postibus copertam et basana alba a parte putrida'[2] facsimile (?) of bookplate of Bénigne-Charles Févret de St. Mesmin (here spelled 'Memin') of Dijon (1739-1792), affixed in all likelihood by Gruel at time of rebinding, 19th/20th century (?)
date
19th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
largeImageUrl
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.8
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 13/16 × W: 6 5/16 in. (19.8 × 16 cm)
Source extras
style
Carolingian
med
ink and pigments on parchment
creator_ids
6422
3552
3686
6505
collection_ids
MSS
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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f5f186b19ec0e409
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no
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no
seq
2
type
photo
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977c504233d77a99
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no