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Source Description
This a fragment of a manuscript that was made in Germany in the late fourteenth century. It was part of a brightly illuminated copy of a popular anonymous treatise called the Speculum humanae salvationis, or Mirror of human salvation, in which events of the Old Testament were compared to those of the New. In this example, as was often the case, each column is headed by a miniature. These pages were reused as a wrapper for a book at some later time. The ghosting of the book it adorned can still be seen in the dark, abraded portion that spans the two pages. By the nineteenth century, the value of the pages was recognized, and they were restored to their state as a bifolium.
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Document identity
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5654
label
Two Leaves from the Mirror of Human Salvation
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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5654
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object
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normalized
title
Two Leaves from the Mirror of Human Salvation
description
This a fragment of a manuscript that was made in Germany in the late fourteenth century. It was part of a brightly illuminated copy of a popular anonymous treatise called the Speculum humanae salvationis, or Mirror of human salvation, in which events of the Old Testament were compared to those of the New. In this example, as was often the case, each column is headed by a miniature. These pages were reused as a wrapper for a book at some later time. The ghosting of the book it adorned can still be seen in the dark, abraded portion that spans the two pages. By the nineteenth century, the value of the pages was recognized, and they were restored to their state as a bifolium.
provenance
Franz Trau collection, Vienna, Austria, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Ludwig Rosenthal, Munich, October 27-28, 1905, by purchase [no. 82]; Leonardo Olschki, Italy, November 22, 1905, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1905, by purchase [no. 29361]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 14th century (Gothic)
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CC0
language
en
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illuminated manuscripts
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
30.9
height
22.8
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 12 3/16 × 9 in. (30.9 × 22.8 cm)
Source extras
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Christian; German
med
ink and pigments on medium weight, cream-colored parchment
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6211
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MSS
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3363
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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