File:12th-century painters - On the Nature of the Lion, folio from a Bestiary - WGA15747.jpg
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[edit]On the Nature of the Lion, folio from a Bestiary ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Unknown Miniaturist, English (active 1190s) |
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Title |
On the Nature of the Lion, folio from a Bestiary |
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Date |
1190s date QS:P571,+1190-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 |
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Medium | illumination on parchment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 276 mm (10.86 in); width: 183 mm (7.20 in) dimensions QS:P2048,276U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,183U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q82133 |
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Source/Photographer |
Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork reference_wga QS:P973,"http://www.wga.hu/html/zgothic/miniatur/1151-200/1english/14e_1151.html" |
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Other versions | Higher resolution version: File:84-Oxford_1511_-_Leone.jpg |
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JPEG file comment | MINIATURIST, English
(active 1190s) On the Nature of the Lion, folio from a Bestiary 1190s Illumination on parchment, 276 x 183 mm Bodleian Library, Oxford Bestiary is a book consisting of images, descriptions, and stories of animals, both real and fantastic, frequently used as a vehicle for teaching Christian morality; these books were extremely popular during the Medieval period, especially in the British Isles. The illustration shown is on the nature of the lion, on the verso of folio 10.
Author: MINIATURIST, English Title: On the Nature of the Lion, folio from a Bestiary Time-line: 1151-1200 School: English Form: illumination Type: other |
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