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Canon Table Page

Unknownabout 1120 - 1140

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

As the Latin inscription that curves over the arches--"Incipit canon secundus in quo tres" (Beginning of the second canon in which [there are] three)--explains, this canon table page records parallel stories in three of the four Gospels. At the left, under the image of a man, associated in this context with Saint Matthew, a column of numbers indicates passages in the Gospel of Matthew. Under the central arch, a lion indicates that these numbers refer to passages that record the same event in the Gospel of Mark. At the right, the numbers for the Gospel of Luke are listed under his symbol, a calf.

Details

  • Title: Canon Table Page
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 1120 - 1140
  • Location Created: Helmarshausen, Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 22.9 × 16.5 cm (9 × 6 1/2 in.)
  • Type: Folio
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Tempera colors, gold, and silver on parchment
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 83.MB.67.2v
  • Culture: German
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig II 3, fol. 2v
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)

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