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Source Description
These images from Walters manuscript W.106 depict scenes from the story of Joshua. Top: A man named Achan had stolen some things,which had been promised to God, from Jericho, and because of this the people of Israel fled before the men of Ai. Achan confessed his crime to Joshua; he had stolen silver and gold. The Israelites took Achan and his family, and stoned them. Bottom: Under the command of Joshua, the Israelites captured the city of Ai.
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Document identity
localId
21344
label
Top: The Stoning of Achan (Joshua 7:25)
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object
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Source metadata
id
21344
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Top: The Stoning of Achan (Joshua 7:25)
description
These images from Walters manuscript W.106 depict scenes from the story of Joshua. Top: A man named Achan had stolen some things,which had been promised to God, from Jericho, and because of this the people of Israel fled before the men of Ai. Achan confessed his crime to Joshua; he had stolen silver and gold. The Israelites took Achan and his family, and stoned them. Bottom: Under the command of Joshua, the Israelites captured the city of Ai.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 6, 1903, by purchase [see The Diaries of George Lucas]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1250 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.2
height
9.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 3/16 x W: 3 3/4 in. (13.2 x 9.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Translation] the inscription ABOVE the image has been partially cut off
but the remainder reads: ...gold and silver and bronze. They were stoned to death; [Transliteration] ...mens d[']or de arge[n]t [e] d[']areim. il furent lapidez. [Translation] the inscription BELOW the image reads: The Hebrews took the city of Ai and killed the citizens and burned the city; [Transliteration] les ebreus p[ri]strent la cite de hay
e tuerent les citezeins e alumerent la vile.
med
ink and pigment on parchment
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3408
3408
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MED
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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