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Source Description
The medieval alphabet is illuminated in two different styles. Without any accompanying text, the original purpose of the book remains unclear, but scholars have suggested that it was a sample or model book for manuscript illuminators, or that it was intended as a gift. The book was rebound in the eighteenth century, and in the same century extensive notes, which have since been erased, were made alongside the initials.
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Document identity
localId
77608
label
Leaf from Alphabet Book: Initial X
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
77608
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Leaf from Alphabet Book: Initial X
description
The medieval alphabet is illuminated in two different styles. Without any accompanying text, the original purpose of the book remains unclear, but scholars have suggested that it was a sample or model book for manuscript illuminators, or that it was intended as a gift. The book was rebound in the eighteenth century, and in the same century extensive notes, which have since been erased, were made alongside the initials.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century [1]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1895-1900; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Gruel and Engelmann bookplate inscribed ""No. 1183""; ""1183"" on flyleaf iv
date
16th century (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.9
height
9.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 4 11/16 × W: 3 3/4 in. (11.9 × 9.5 cm)
Source extras
med
ink and paint on parchment
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MSS
REN
exhibition_ids
3392
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
116a369d6291219d
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
448efaffd46f2ee7
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no