COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1999.122
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CMA_.1999.122
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
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Creator Nationality:
European; British; English
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European; British; English
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
England, Glastonbury(?), 13th Century
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England, Glastonbury(?), 13th Century
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Pair of Leaves from a Latin Bible: Flourished Initial D. Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents
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Pair of Leaves from a Latin Bible: Flourished Initial D. Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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Title:
Entwined Lions and Serpents, decorated initial E on a text leaf in Latin, from a Vulgate Bible (III Kings: Opening)
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Entwined Lions and Serpents, decorated initial E on a text leaf in Latin, from a Vulgate Bible (III Kings: Opening)
Title
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Title Type:
Former
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Former
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1225-50
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c. 1225-50
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1220
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1220
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1255
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1255
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Materials and Techniques:
tempera and ink on vellum
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tempera and ink on vellum
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Classification Term:
Manuscript
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Manuscript
Classification Term
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Creation Place:
possibly Glastonbury
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possibly Glastonbury
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
Sheet: 20cm x 15cm
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Sheet: 20cm x 15cm
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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:
1999.122
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1999.122
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection
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The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Glastonbury Abbey (purportedly); Roger Gale (1672-1744); [Sotheby's London, 22 June 1982, lot 47]; [Bruce Ferrini, Akron].
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Glastonbury Abbey (purportedly); Roger Gale (1672-1744); [Sotheby's London, 22 June 1982, lot 47]; [Bruce Ferrini, Akron].
Provenance
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Context:
Pair of Leaves from a Latin Bible:Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent (opening of Book of Ruth) and Initial E: Entwined Lion and Serpents (opening of the Third Book of Kings), about 1225-50England, Glastonbury(?)Ink and tempera on vellumThe Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection [Cat. nos. 2 and 3(CMA 1999.122)]This pair of leaves from the same one-volume Bible have been traditionally associated with the Benedictine abbey of Glastonbury in southwest England. It is known that the Bible once belonged to the English antiquary and collector, Roger Gale (1672-1744), whose library of 450 manuscripts once included two of the surviving 35 books from Glastonbury Abbey. Until its dissolution in 1539, Glastonbury was one of the greatest and wealthiest abbeys in Europe. Given its vast wealth and the recorded library lists, the abbey must have been a substantial patron of the arts. However, only a few illuminated manuscripts can now be positively identified as Glastonbury work.
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Pair of Leaves from a Latin Bible:Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent (opening of Book of Ruth) and Initial E: Entwined Lion and Serpents (opening of the Third Book of Kings), about 1225-50England, Glastonbury(?)Ink and tempera on vellumThe Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection [Cat. nos. 2 and 3(CMA 1999.122)]This pair of leaves from the same one-volume Bible have been traditionally associated with the Benedictine abbey of Glastonbury in southwest England. It is known that the Bible once belonged to the English antiquary and collector, Roger Gale (1672-1744), whose library of 450 manuscripts once included two of the surviving 35 books from Glastonbury Abbey. Until its dissolution in 1539, Glastonbury was one of the greatest and wealthiest abbeys in Europe. Given its vast wealth and the recorded library lists, the abbey must have been a substantial patron of the arts. However, only a few illuminated manuscripts can now be positively identified as Glastonbury work.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1999.122.tif
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CMA_.1999.122.tif
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