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Inhabited initial "I" with beast heads

Isidore of Seville (Spanish, 570 - 636) (Author)
German (Artist)
mid 12th century (Romanesque)
ink and pigments on heavy, darkened parchment
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)

Provenance
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German monastic institution [ex libris, fol. 2r, "Iste libellus pertinet ad monasterium sanctum in [......]"]; Sir Thomas Phillipps, ca. 1860-1865 [mode of acquisition unknown] [ no. 22130, (fol. 1r) ]; Gruel and Engelmann collection, no. 130, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [bookplate on inside upper board]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 9, 1903, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Germany (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 6 7/8 x W: 5 1/16 in. (17.5 x 12.9 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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W.13.1V

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Synonyms of Isidore of Seville

Isidore of Seville (Spanish, 570 - 636)
mid 12th century (Romanesque)
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