COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1999.364.2
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MMA_.1999.364.2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This initial comes from a five-volume Bible, imposing in size and vigorously decorated, that belonged to the Cistercian Abbey of Pontigny. In the twelfth century, this monastery in the diocese of Sens was a scholar's haven and had a celebrated library.
The initial signaled the opening of the Book of Leviticus: Vocavit autem Moysen, et locutus est di Dominus de tabernaculo (And the Lord called Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle). In lieu of gold or figural imagery, which were eschewed by the Cistercian order, the letter presents a bold palette and vibrant juxtapositions of color. With robust striding lions posed at the center of encircled vines, it has all the energy of a coiled spring.
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<p>This initial comes from a five-volume Bible, imposing in size and vigorously decorated, that belonged to the Cistercian Abbey of Pontigny. In the twelfth century, this monastery in the diocese of Sens was a scholar's haven and had a celebrated library.</p><p>The initial signaled the opening of the Book of Leviticus: Vocavit autem Moysen, et locutus est di Dominus de tabernaculo (And the Lord called Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle). In lieu of gold or figural imagery, which were eschewed by the Cistercian order, the letter presents a bold palette and vibrant juxtapositions of color. With robust striding lions posed at the center of encircled vines, it has all the energy of a coiled spring.</p>
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
French
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French
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
From the Abbey of Pontigny
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From the Abbey of Pontigny
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Initial V from a Bible
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Initial V from a Bible
Title
false
View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1175?1195
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ca. 1175?1195
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1175
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1175
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1195
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1195
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Tempera on parchment
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Tempera on parchment
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
From the Abbey of Pontigny
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From the Abbey of Pontigny
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
10 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (27.5 x 16.5 cm)
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10 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (27.5 x 16.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1999.364.2
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1999.364.2
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Cloisters Collection, 1999
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The Cloisters Collection, 1999
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1999.364.2.tif
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MMA_.h1_1999.364.2.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false