Initial ""P"" (Paulus Apostolus)
Green vine-scrolls sprouting succulent foliage ascend and weave in and out of the shaft of this letter "P," as if climbing a trellis. Two winged dragons disgorge further vines in the upper part of the letterform.
Artifact
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id
38191
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Priory scriptorium of Rochester Cathedral, England, 12th century [possible reference in catalog in Textus Roffensis, Rochester Cathedral Library Ms. A.3.5, fol. 230r; more certain reference in 1202 library catalog in British Library Ms. Royal 5 B.XII, fol. 2r]; Leon Gruel, Paris, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown, no. 1138]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.18.195R_Fp_DD.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.18.195R_Fp_DD.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.18.195R_Fp_DD.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.18.195R |