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Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity

Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity

c. 1200
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Sheet: 28.9 x 21.8 cm (11 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
Gift from J. H. Wade 1924.429
Location: not on view

Description

Consanguinity diagrams were used to show the degree of kinship between an individual and his or her "blood" relations. These tables followed an established tradition dating back to around AD 600. Until church law was relaxed in 1215, a marriage could only be contracted by persons separated by seven degrees of relationship. After 1215 the degree of separation was reduced to four. Tables of Consanguinity were therefore used by church officials to prove or disprove bars to marriage.
  • "Illuminated Miniatures in the Cleveland Museum of Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 12, no. 4 (April 1925): 61-71 Mentioned: p. 62; Reproduced: p. 65
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 101 archive.org
  • Devotion and Leaning in the Middle Ages- (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    Illuminated Manuscripts. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"
    Pages From Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA (April 24-June 8, 1963).
  • {{cite web|title=Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity|url=false|author=|year=c. 1200|access-date=17 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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