id:			135736
accession number:	1959.272
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.272
updated:		2025-04-08 11:06:59.809000

Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel, c. 1290. France, Paris. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund, 1959.272

title:				Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel
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creation date:			c. 1290
creation date earliest:		1285
creation date latest:		1295
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creditline:			The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
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culture:	France, Paris
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Scriptorium: The Illuminated Book in Medieval Art
	opening date:   1991-11-05T05:00:00
	<i>Scriptorium: The Illuminated Book in Medieval Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-February 2, 1992).

	title:		The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art
	opening date:   1993-09-25T04:00:00
	<i>The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 19, 1993).

	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:		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).

	title:		Devotion and Learning in the Middle Ages
	opening date:   2017-12-04T05:00:00
	<i>Devotion and Learning in the Middle Ages</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 4, 2017-December 3, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"', 'opening_date': '2004-10-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"', 'opening_date': '2010-11-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Otto F. Ege, Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1959
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1959-
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