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

c. 1280

France, Paris

Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Measurements
Sheet: 44.2 x 27.5 cm (17 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.1
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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.
A vertically oriented ink and tempera painting depicts a crowned figure with a light skin tone standing behind a triangular diagram of text-filled circles. Framed by a patterned gold halo, the figure wears a blue robe and orange mantle. Two columns of black and red script fill the background. At the base, one colorful bird faces our left and another faces our right. Gold leaf accents the composition throughout.

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

c. 1280

France, Paris

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