COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MIA_.43.20
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MIA_.43.20
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Books
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Books
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Italy, Milan
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Italy, Milan
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Italy
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Italy
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Page from an Antiphonal
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Page from an Antiphonal
Title
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View:
Front
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Front
View
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Creation Date:
1426- 1450
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1426- 1450
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1426
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1426
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1450
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1450
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ink, gouache and gilding on vellum
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Ink, gouache and gilding on vellum
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Manuscript
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Manuscript
Classification Term
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Dimensions:
H.22-3/4 x W.29-5/8 in. (sheet)
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H.22-3/4 x W.29-5/8 in. (sheet)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
43.20
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43.20
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert Lehman
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Gift of Mrs. Robert Lehman
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The historiated initial I designates the opening words of the Book of Genesis, "In principio"-"In the beginning." This biblical account of the Creation is the first lesson in the matins service (about 2:30 a.m.) on Septuagesima Sunday, which occurs seventy days before Easter. This miniature contains an atypical depiction of Christ in his role as Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World), holding a cross and making a sign of benediction. Normally Christ holds a globe (or orb) surmounted by a cross, signifying his sovereignty over the earth; here they are shown as separate components. The border decoration, confined to a vertical chain of acanthus scrolls along one side, is typical of 15th-century Milanese manuscripts. It terminates with a dragon, symbolizing the devil in the serpent form he assumed in the Genesis story. Since it was the devil who tempted Eve to commit the first sin, the serpent is a standard illustration for this page. By the 15th century, the dense Gothic littera textualis was generally replaced by the littera rotonda, a simpler and more legible script based on the slightly rounded letters in ancient Roman writing. The development of littura rotonda directly reflected the Renaissance goal of reviving the forms and principles of classical art and literature
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The historiated initial I designates the opening words of the Book of Genesis, "In principio"-"In the beginning." This biblical account of the Creation is the first lesson in the matins service (about 2:30 a.m.) on Septuagesima Sunday, which occurs seventy days before Easter. This miniature contains an atypical depiction of Christ in his role as Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World), holding a cross and making a sign of benediction. Normally Christ holds a globe (or orb) surmounted by a cross, signifying his sovereignty over the earth; here they are shown as separate components. The border decoration, confined to a vertical chain of acanthus scrolls along one side, is typical of 15th-century Milanese manuscripts. It terminates with a dragon, symbolizing the devil in the serpent form he assumed in the Genesis story. Since it was the devil who tempted Eve to commit the first sin, the serpent is a standard illustration for this page. By the 15th century, the dense Gothic littera textualis was generally replaced by the littera rotonda, a simpler and more legible script based on the slightly rounded letters in ancient Roman writing. The development of littura rotonda directly reflected the Renaissance goal of reviving the forms and principles of classical art and literature
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.20001c.tif
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MIA_.20001c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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