COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1954.598
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CMA_.1954.598
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Books
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Books
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th Century
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France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th Century
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Single Leaf from Gratian's Decretum
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Single Leaf from Gratian's Decretum
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1160-1165
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c. 1160-1165
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1160
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1160
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1165
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1165
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
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ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
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Classification Term:
Manuscript
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Manuscript
Classification Term
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Creation Place:
Abbey of Pontigny
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Abbey of Pontigny
Creation Place
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Creation Place:
Archdiocese of Sens
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Archdiocese of Sens
Creation Place
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Creation Place:
Burgundy
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Burgundy
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
Sheet: 43.8cm x 33.5cm
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Sheet: 43.8cm x 33.5cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1954.598
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1954.598
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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Rights
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Context:
The focus of the present leaf is a large decorated letter Q with spiraling lotus petals. The initial Q introduces the first Causa or case of law which concerns the definition of simony (making profit from sacred things). This leaf was excised from a copy of the handbook of canon law known as the Decretum written by Gratian, an Italian Camaldolese monk active in Bologna about 1130-40. The manuscript to which this leaf belongs was listed in several inventories of the library of Pontigny Abbey. Its style of decoration, known as "Channel School," was current in both southern England and northern France during the second half of the twelfth century.The style of both the illumination and the script date the leaf to between 1160 and 1165. In November 1164, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, took refuge at Pontigny as a result of his conflict with King Henry II of England. During his stay there, Becket immersed himself in the study of canon law, as evidenced by his later use of citations from the Decretum. It is not unlikely that this leaf was part of the original manuscript consulted by Becket. The volume was later dismembered after the suppression of the monastery during the French Revolution.
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The focus of the present leaf is a large decorated letter Q with spiraling lotus petals. The initial Q introduces the first Causa or case of law which concerns the definition of simony (making profit from sacred things). This leaf was excised from a copy of the handbook of canon law known as the Decretum written by Gratian, an Italian Camaldolese monk active in Bologna about 1130-40. The manuscript to which this leaf belongs was listed in several inventories of the library of Pontigny Abbey. Its style of decoration, known as "Channel School," was current in both southern England and northern France during the second half of the twelfth century.The style of both the illumination and the script date the leaf to between 1160 and 1165. In November 1164, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, took refuge at Pontigny as a result of his conflict with King Henry II of England. During his stay there, Becket immersed himself in the study of canon law, as evidenced by his later use of citations from the Decretum. It is not unlikely that this leaf was part of the original manuscript consulted by Becket. The volume was later dismembered after the suppression of the monastery during the French Revolution.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1954.598.tif
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CMA_.1954.598.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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