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| Keywords: Decorated Incipit Page - Google Art Project (6853045).jpg This imposing initial O begins the readings for a feast celebrating the life of the Virgin Mary In the time of the Ottonian emperors the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire from 919 to 1024 manuscript painters experimented with designs inherited from classical Rome Acanthus leaves and vine scrolls--popular motifs in ancient sculpture--were often incorporated into capital letters Here the tendril and leaf forms were flattened and made uniform so that their shapes could be woven into an interlace design both conforming to the shape of the letter and recalling decorative metalwork None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/decorated-incipit-page-unknown/6853045/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 5 13 28 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/decorated-incipit-page-unknown/6853045/ 1030 about 1030 - 1040 Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment 232 6853045 True 1040 3/25/2012 2 22 42 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj110003 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 110003 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1030 1050 Regensburg Bavaria Germany Creation w160 x h232 cm about 1030 - 1040 False 0 669921875 Part decorated-incipit-page-unknown Decorated Incipit Page d 160 Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id NAGE9THq62ISXw PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist Gold leaf MS LUDWIG VII 1 Getty museum - Benedictional O as an initial | ||||
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