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Document identity
localId
31787
label
Initial C with Two Clerics at a Lectern; Hybrid Animal in Margins
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
31787
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Initial C with Two Clerics at a Lectern; Hybrid Animal in Margins
provenance
[Made for Franciscan use in Cologne, late thirteenth century, Ripuarisch dialect points to Cologne region]; Augustinian nuns of St. Cecilia, Cologne, late 15th or 16th century [who added folios 1-23 and 261; Susanna Koull, 17th century [her name on front pastedown, Koull-Binsfelt family obituaries in calendar]; L.S. Olschki; Henry Walters, by purchase [L.S. Olschiki, no. 24].
date
late 13th century
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Manuscripts & Rare Books
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.9
height
9.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 5 1/16 x W: 3 3/4 in. (12.9 x 9.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Christian; German
style
Gothic
med
ink and pigments on medium-weight, cream-colored parchment with laid paper flyleaves
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
MSS
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3a4400b69d2b850e