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ink and pigments on cream-colored parchment of medium thickness, well surfaced

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Document identity
localId
27592
label
Initial ""Q"" (Quod fuit)
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27592
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Initial ""Q"" (Quod fuit)
description
ink and pigments on cream-colored parchment of medium thickness, well surfaced
provenance
Priory scriptorium of Rochester Cathedral, England, 12th century [possible reference in catalog in Textus Roffensis, Rochester Cathedral Library Ms. A.3.5, fol. 230r; more certain reference in 1202 library catalog in British Library Ms. Royal 5 B.XII, fol. 2r]; Leon Gruel, Paris, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown, no. 1138]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1130 (Medieval)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.5
height
28.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 3/16 x W: 11 1/8 in. (38.5 x 28.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
English
style
Romanesque
med
ink and pigments on cream-colored parchment of medium thickness
creator_ids
6197
collection_ids
MSS
MED
exhibition_ids
2289
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
16405f3d824845ef