Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
88840
label
Decorated initial ""S"" (Scripturus)
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
88840
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Decorated initial ""S"" (Scripturus)
provenance
Cistercian abbey of Himmerode (in the diocese of Trier throughout the medieval period until 1802-1803) [thirteenth-century (?) inscription in top margin of fol. 1r reading ""Liber fratrem monachorum sancte marie in hemenrode ordinis cisterciensis"" with shelf mark B.viii in lower margin; fols. 71v and 139r with same inscription in a second, fourteenth-century(?) hand, reading ""Liber monachorum Sancte Marie in himerode ordinis cisterciensis trevirensis dioces""]; Josef von Görres collection, Germany, 1802/3-1902 [nineteenth-century library number N.93 in top margin of fol. 1r]; Görres collection sale, Munich, 1902, Catal.libr.mss. lot 60, p. 12 ; Léon Gruel and Engelmann collection, Paris, 1902-1903 (bookplate no. 125); Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 9, 1903, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 12th-early 13th century (Romanesque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32
height
22.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 5/8 x W: 8 13/16 in. (32 x 22.4 cm)
Source extras
med
medium-weight parchment, unevenly finished with hair sides often darker and rougher; heavy wear visible to the lower corners
creator_ids
31582
31583
31584
31585
6211
collection_ids
MSS
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
25db644ddbe5d27a