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Nov 10, 2017
Apr 21, 2010
Nov 10, 2017

Leaf Excised from Henry of Segusio's "Summa Aurea": Table of Consanguinity

Leaf Excised from Henry of Segusio's "Summa Aurea": Table of Consanguinity

c. 1280

France, Paris, 13th century

Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

Sheet: 44.2 x 27.5 cm (17 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.1

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Description

Henry of Segusio, a professor of law at the universities of Bologna and Paris, died at Lyon in 1271. His Summa Aurea (Golden Summary) was an early treatise on canon law (church law) that was so important that it was repeatedly copied after his death. This leaf comes from one such early copy.

See also
Collection: 
MED - Manuscript Illuminations
Department: 
Medieval Art
Type of artwork: 
Manuscript
Medium: 
Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Credit line: 
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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