Rule Book of Niedermünster (f.6r): initial A
ID:
634
Original Country:
Germany
Region:
Bavaria (Bayern)
Sorting Title:
Rule Book of Niedermünster (f.6r): initial A
Subject:
Description: Initial A decorated with scrolling vines, at beginning of Rule of S. Benedict. Initial A of the Incipit Rule of S. Benedict AUSCULTA O FILIA PRECEPTA MAGISTRI, written in Latin.
Creation Date:
c. 990
Century:
10th
Style Genre:
Ottonian
Work Type:
dissertation/thesis
Measurements:
h. 228mm, w. 167mm
Format Medium:
Parchment, painting
Original Location:
Regensburg, S. Emmeram
Patrons and Others:
Individual Patron: Henry the Wrangler (Henry, Duke of Bavaria)
Corporate Patron: Niedermünster Nunnery
Related Work:
Provenance:
Germany: Collection, Henry II, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire
Bamberg: Monastery, Michelsberg
Bamberg: Collection, Dentzlin, Dorothea
Bamberg: Monastery, Michelsberg
Current Repository:
Bamberg: Library, Staatsbibliothek
Repository Number:
Lit.142
Secondary Sources:
Image Source:
Index of Christian Art
Photo Repo Number:
32 B19 LSs 2,6A 118826
Contributor:
Lisa Tom
