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Source Description
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 book was rebound in the eighteenth century, and in the same century extensive notes, which have since been erased, were made alongside the initials.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10729
label
Alphabet Book
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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10729
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Alphabet Book
description
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 book was rebound in the eighteenth century, and in the same century extensive notes, which have since been erased, were made alongside the initials.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century (Renaissance)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11
height
8
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/16 x W: 3 1/8 in. (11 x 8 cm)
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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