id:			147546
accession number:	1973.5.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.5.a
updated:		2025-02-09 03:44:07.233000

Peter of Poitiers's "Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi", c. 1220. England, Canterbury, 13th century. Ink and tempera on a vellum roll of four membranes; part 1: 135 x 22.5 cm (53 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1973.5.a

title:				Peter of Poitiers's "Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi"
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creation date:			c. 1220
creation date earliest:		1215
creation date latest:		1225
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	England, Canterbury, 13th century
technique:	ink and tempera on a vellum roll of four membranes
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Part 1: 135 x 22.5 cm (53 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Object in Focus: Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi by Peter of Poitier
	opening date:   1999-12-07T00:00:00
	<i>Object in Focus: Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi by Peter of Poitier</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 7, 1999-February 6, 2000).

	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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 7, 1999 - February 6, 2000.  "Object in Focus:  Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi by Peter of Poitiers."', 'opening_date': '1999-12-07T00:00:00'}

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

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Holladay, Joan A. <em>Genealogy and the Politics of Representation in the High and Late Middle Ages.</em> Cambridge; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2019.
	page number: 	Mentioed: p. 28; reproduced: p. 29, fig.11
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IMAGES

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