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Inhabited Initial D
Unknownprobably 1170s
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
A centaur and a merman frolic together with a man, two animals, and a bird within the swirling trellis and vine scroll of an initial D, introducing the prayer, Deus qui hodierna die(God, who on this day). A bird at the upper left completes the letter.
Details
- Title: Inhabited Initial D
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: probably 1170s
- Location Created: Hildesheim, Germany
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 28.2 × 18.9 cm (11 1/8 × 7 7/16 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 97.MG.21.117
- Culture: German
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 64, fol. 117
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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