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Initial D: John the Baptist
Unknownprobably 1170s
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
John the Baptist, the subject of the prayer on this page, appears in the middle of an initial D holding a scroll that declares Ego vox clamantis in deserto (I am a voice crying out in the desert). Saint Matthew's gospel described John as being the one who cries out in the desert, a figure mentioned in an Old Testament prophecy.
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Details
- Title: Initial D: John the Baptist
- 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.21.137v
- Culture: German
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 64, fol. 137v
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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