id:			132039
accession number:	1954.598.a
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Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens filium obtulit], c. 1160–1165. France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century. Ink and tempera on vellum; sheet: 44.8 x 32 cm (17 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.); framed: 63.5 x 48.3 cm (25 x 19 in.); matted: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.598.a

title:				Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens filium obtulit]
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creation date:			c. 1160–1165
creation date earliest:		1160
creation date latest:		1165
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century
technique:	ink and tempera on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 44.8 x 32 cm (17 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.); Framed: 63.5 x 48.3 cm (25 x 19 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Illuminated Manuscripts
	opening date:   2004-10-10T00:00:00
	<i>Illuminated Manuscripts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).

	title:		The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   2010-11-06T00:00:00
	<i>The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Metropolitan Musuem of Art, "The Year 1200" February 14-May 10, 1970.<br>Cleveland Museum of Art, "Scriptorium: The Illuminated Book in Medieval Art" November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992.<br>Cleveland Museum of Art, "The Deocorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art" September 25-December 19, 1993.<br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"<br>Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"

* Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"

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PROVENANCE

	Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York
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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 170-171, no. 60
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