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Source Description
This wheel-shaped diagram sets out the degrees of kinship that determine whether two individuals related by blood may marry. Diagrams of consanguinity also were used to determine inheritance when the deceased left no will. The six concentric rings of the diagram represent six generations of a family. Each ring is divided into ten sectors, in which are written the bloodlines of family descent and connections.
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Document identity
localId
24968
label
Consanguinity Chart
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
24968
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Consanguinity Chart
description
This wheel-shaped diagram sets out the degrees of kinship that determine whether two individuals related by blood may marry. Diagrams of consanguinity also were used to determine inheritance when the deceased left no will. The six concentric rings of the diagram represent six generations of a family. Each ring is divided into ten sectors, in which are written the bloodlines of family descent and connections.
provenance
Gruel and Englemann Collection, Paris [1]; acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] no. 131, bookplate on inside upper board
date
late 12th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.7
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/2 × W: 6 1/8 in. (26.7 × 15.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Romanesque
med
ink and pigments on medium-weight parchment
creator_ids
5316
6197
collection_ids
MSS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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175ab2267c28f8d6