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Decorated Initial B; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown.

Decorated Initial B; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown.

3-038-236 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Decorated Initial B; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Additional Info:A two-headed dragon and the vine scroll tendril that winds around it form an initial B that introduces the Mass celebrated on the feast day of Saint Mary Magdalene. The fantastic creature and swirling leaf forms were basic components in the Romanesque artist's visual vocabulary.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Medium
  1. Tempera colours, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink
Picture Type
  1. Decorated initial
  2. Folio
  3. Manuscript
  4. Recto
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3165x4960
File Size : 45,992kb

Aliases

  1. 97.MG.21.140
  1. Ms. 64 (97.MG.21), fol. 140
  1. 1200004610
  1. 3-038-236
  1. 3038236
  1. 97.MG.21.140
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