MAKE A MEME View Large Image Initial I- Secular and Ecclesiastical Justice - Google Art Project.jpg The anonymous illuminator or illuminators of this copy of Gratian's Decretals marked the introduction to the text with a large initial I that begins the sentence In ...
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Keywords: Initial I- Secular and Ecclesiastical Justice - Google Art Project.jpg The anonymous illuminator or illuminators of this copy of Gratian's Decretals marked the introduction to the text with a large initial I that begins the sentence In prima parte agitur de iusticia In the first part the topic of justice is discussed Occupying the left margin of the page the initial I houses roundels that show kings and bishops dispensing justice In the two upper roundels the kings wielding swords are representatives of secular law while the bishops in the two lower roundels represent Church authority By placing the kings and bishops in their own roundels the illuminator illustrated the concept of the separation of temporal and Church power as outlined in Gratian's compilation With its combination of imaginative hybrid creatures and coiling tendrils the initial is typical of northern French Romanesque painting with strong English influences The intertwining animals to the right of the initial I form the letter N completing the word IN None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/initial-i-secular-and-ecclesiastical-justice-unknown/6809927/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 4 45 51 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/initial-i-secular-and-ecclesiastical-justice-unknown/6809927/ 1170 about 1170 - 1180 Bishops Kings Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment 443 6809927 True 1180 3/25/2012 9 47 42 AM lido getty edu-gm-obj5059 “ Ms Ludwig XIV 2 fol 1 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 5059 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1170 1190 Sens France Creation w291 x h443 cm about 1170 - 1180 False 0 583984375 Part initial-i-secular-and-ecclesiastical-justice-unknown Initial I Secular and Ecclesiastical Justice i 291 Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment Bishops Kings http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id aQGfpvzGdB3ryw PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist MS LUDWIG XIV 2 Getty museum - Decretum I as an initial
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