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| Keywords: Decorated Initial D - Google Art Project.jpg Medieval scribes used the size color decoration and style of script to help readers understand a book's contents and sometimes to mark the function of the different parts of the text On this text page the initial D the largest decorative element on the page emphasizes the beginning of the first prayer for the second Mass of Christmas day The letter is composed of geometric interlace and leaf forms executed in gold and silver ink on a reddish-purple ground None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/decorated-initial-d-unknown/6850289/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 5 14 04 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/decorated-initial-d-unknown/6850289/ 1000 first quarter of 11th century Tempera colors gold silver and ink on parchment 232 6850289 True 1025 3/25/2012 2 00 37 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj110012 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 110012 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1000 1030 Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire France Creation w179 x h232 cm first quarter of 11th century False 0 759765625 Part decorated-initial-d-unknown Decorated Initial D d 179 Tempera colors gold silver and ink on parchment http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id xwEriz3MQaAypw PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist Illuminated manuscripts made in France D as an initial Missals Carolingian minuscule MS LUDWIG V 1 Getty museum - Sacramentary | ||||
