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Initial D: Three Men before a Judge; Vidal Mayor, about 1290-1310. Creators: Unknown, Michael Lupi de Çandiu.

Initial D: Three Men before a Judge; Vidal Mayor, about 1290-1310. Creators: Unknown, Michael Lupi de Çandiu.

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Initial D: Three Men before a Judge; Vidal Mayor, about 1290-1310. Additional Info:This section of the laws of Aragon, commissioned by King James I of Aragon and Catalonia, Spain, opens with a large initial. This letter D, almost unrecognizable to the modern eye because of the uncial script, is known as a historiated initial. Inside the initial's castlelike structure, three men stand before a crowned judge pleading their cases. The scene may represent one of the frivolous lawsuits discussed in the text below.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
  2. Michael Lupi de Çandiu, attributed to: Spanish: Translator, scribe
People Related
  1. James I of Aragon: Spanish, Aragonese: King
Medium
  1. Tempera colours, gold leaf, and ink
Picture Type
  1. Decorated initial
  2. Folio
  3. Manuscript
  4. Verso
Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Law & Crime

People Other

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3534x4960
File Size : 51,354kb

Aliases

  1. 83.MQ.165.135v
  1. Ms. Ludwig XIV 6 (83.MQ.165), fol. 135v
  1. 1200004733
  1. 3-041-144
  1. 3041144
  1. 83.MQ.165.135v

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