MAKE A MEME View Large Image Ornamented Monogram VD - Google Art Project.jpg The elaborate enlarged and decorated initials of the monogram VD set the tone for the magisterial service of the Christian Mass contained in this sacramentary the book read by the priest ...
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Keywords: Ornamented Monogram VD - Google Art Project.jpg The elaborate enlarged and decorated initials of the monogram VD set the tone for the magisterial service of the Christian Mass contained in this sacramentary the book read by the priest during this most important ceremony These letters are a standard abbreviation for the first two words of the Preface of the Mass Vere dignum It is truly fitting An abundant design of interlaced geometric knots and leafy forms of gold and silver grow around the letters A tightly braided knot in the center ties these letters together into the form of a cross a standard feature of the VD monogram The remainder of the text is written in gold on a purple background within a gold and silver frame matching the decorative treatment of the facing page Through this kind of decorative elaboration of the letters Nivardus of Milan the illuminator and scribe of this manuscript united text and ornament in the page's visual design This sumptuous text page particularly the use of gold and silver inks and the reddish-purple painted background that imitates the purple-dyed parchment of antiquity recalls the most splendid books of Imperial Rome None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/ornamented-monogram-vd-unknown/6848273/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 5 13 47 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/ornamented-monogram-vd-unknown/6848273/ 1000 first quarter of 11th century Tempera colors gold silver and ink on parchment 232 6848273 True 1025 3/25/2012 1 50 39 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj110008 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 110008 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1000 1030 Saint-BenoƮt-sur-Loire France Creation w179 x h232 cm first quarter of 11th century False 0 759765625 Part ornamented-monogram-vd-unknown Ornamented Monogram VD o 179 Tempera colors gold silver and ink on parchment http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id egHDuGIPaatWLw PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist MS LUDWIG V 1 Getty museum - Sacramentary Vere dignum
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