Bible leaf, Tobit (DS6388) (Q28501)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Western Michigan University (99509657734202436, WMU MS 187)
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Bible leaf, Tobit (DS6388) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Western Michigan University (99509657734202436, WMU MS 187) |
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Bible
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Illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens
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Tobias (Biblical figure)
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Michigan--Kalamazoo
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Bible. Tobit--Selections
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Historiated initials--France--13th century
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between 1250 and 1275
13. century
1250Gregorian
1275Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 194 x 131 mm
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Ms. leaf.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Housed in a mat frame (260 x 205 mm), visible on one side only with dealer's prospectus on the back of the frame. Excised from a larger manuscript. 6-line historiated initial painting of Tobius, asleep. On recto: 5-line decorated initial in blue enclosing vines on a ground of orange; rubricated in red. Running head on recto reads "TOBIE" in alternating red and blue capitals, and on verso...
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Based on evidence in the text, this Bible was likely decorated by artists from Paris in the third quarter of the thirteenth century, c. 1250-1270. The motifs and colors used in the red and blue pen initials can be compared with Paris, BnF, MS lat. 16541 (Stirnemann, 1990, no. 39, and p. 70). The style of the painted initials can be compared most closely with the later products of the Johannes...
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2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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