Princeton University, 70.1

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS3163

Shelfmark:

70.1

Title:

Genealogia Christi and a universal history.

Place:

Northern Italy

Northern Italy TGN

Date:

1344

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 parchment roll : 583 x 46 cm

Note:

Manuscript roll.
Decoration: 1 large miniature depicting the Fall of Man, cosmological figure of earth surrounded by celestial bodies; 2 views of Noah's Ark; 4 city views including Babylon and Rome; liturgical utensils, tabernacle, Ark of the Covenant; wheel-like figure with the names of the tribes of Judah; and illuminated medallions with names (e.g. Christus Puer and "David").
Origin: Written and illuminated in northern Italy, probably at Udine, by a Tyrolese miniaturist.
Provenance: Acquired in 1904 by William T. Scheide from Leo S. Olschki.

Keyword:

illuminated manuscripts

Parchment

Scrolls

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Jesus Christ

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9934979383506421

IIIF Manifest:

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/164dd7da-77f4-46b3-be29-cefd837179fe/manifest

Holding Institution:

Princeton University