Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bifolium, from a Manuscript of the Decretals of Gratian
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1990.217
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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A manual of medieval canon law, the Decretals of Gratian was compiled by a monk who taught at Bologna in the mid-twelfth century. This page from a thirteenth-century Parisian manuscript of the Decretals shows a gloss, or commentary, written by Bartolomeo of Brescia, framing Gratian's text. The miniature painting signals the beginning of chapter 19, which discusses two clerics' request from their bishop to transfer to a monastery. The bishop's prerogative is manifest in the miniature: mitered and enthroned, he holds a crosier and a document with a seal, as he gestures toward the two kneeling clerics, who appear to petition him with raised hands.
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Dates/Places:
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French; Paris
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Creator Name-CRT:
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French; Paris
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Title:
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Bifolium, from a Manuscript of the Decretals of Gratian
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1290
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Creation Start Date:
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1280
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Creation End Date:
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1300
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Materials and Techniques:
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Tempera and gold leaf with brown ink on parchment
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Dimensions:
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Page: 18 9/16 x 11 7/16 in. (47.2 x 29.2 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1990.217
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Credit Line:
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Gift of John L. Feldman, 1990
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1990.217.tif
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