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Source Description
Abstract designs in compartments adorn the shaft of this letter "P." Two profile dragons heads emerge from the top of the shaft, so that this part of the letter resembles the capital of a Romanesque column. The dragon on the right bites or disgorges a spiraling vine-scroll, one of the tendrils of which terminates in a profile human head.
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Document identity
localId
12380
label
Initial ""P"" (Paulus vinctus)
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
12380
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Initial ""P"" (Paulus vinctus)
description
Abstract designs in compartments adorn the shaft of this letter "P." Two profile dragons heads emerge from the top of the shaft, so that this part of the letter resembles the capital of a Romanesque column. The dragon on the right bites or disgorges a spiraling vine-scroll, one of the tendrils of which terminates in a profile human head.
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.
date
ca. 1130 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.5
height
28.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 3/16 x W: 11 1/8 in. (38.5 x 28.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
English
style
Romanesque
med
ink and pigments on cream-colored parchment of medium thickness
creator_ids
6197
collection_ids
MSS
MED
exhibition_ids
2059
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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b53ae228fd01b6c7
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no
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no
seq
2
type
photo
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0b98b4e3875d2779
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no