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In the margins are depicted hybrid angel-musicians, a bear-trainer and musicians, apes trapping a bird, apes at school, a nude man at the far left, and an ape kneeling before a doctor with a urinal.

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Document identity
localId
18629
label
Initial D with the Visitation
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
18629
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Initial D with the Visitation
description
In the margins are depicted hybrid angel-musicians, a bear-trainer and musicians, apes trapping a bird, apes at school, a nude man at the far left, and an ape kneeling before a doctor with a urinal.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1894, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1300-1325
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.5
height
12.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 7/8 x W: 5 1/16 in. (17.5 x 12.8 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
parchment with ink, paint and gold
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6229
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MSS
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2289
2604
174
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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5f9c4296b0b51d14
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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1c38043cc87595ac
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no
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no