File:Decorated Initial D - Google Art Project.jpg
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[edit]Decorated Initial D
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| Artist |
Unknown – illuminator |
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| Title |
Decorated Initial D |
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| Object type | Folio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Medieval scribes used the size, color, decoration, and style of script to help readers understand a book's contents and sometimes to mark the function of the different parts of the text. On this text page, the initial D, the largest decorative element on the page, emphasizes the beginning of the first prayer for the second Mass of Christmas day. The letter is composed of geometric interlace and leaf forms executed in gold and silver ink on a reddish-purple ground. |
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| Date | first quarter of 11th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | "Tempera colors, gold, silver, and ink on parchment" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 232 mm (9.13 in); width: 179 mm (7.04 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
lido.getty.edu-gm-obj110012 |
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| Notes | More info at museum site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | xwEriz3MQaAypw at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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