The Digital Walters

W.754, Two leaves from an Antiphonary

Abstract

Originally part of an Antiphonary created in Germany in the early fourteenth century, these two nonconsecutive folios were saved for their large and ornate historiated initials. Stylistically, the images are close to the "Legendarium" of the Abbey of Heiligen Kreuz in Regensburg, and these leaves have therefore been attributed to that region as well. Other folios from this same manuscript survive in several collections: New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, Ms. M.870 (1-3), the Los Angeles County Museum (no manuscript information on file), Stockholm, National Museum (Erickson Foundation, Med. 1-4), and in the collection of Philippe Verdier in Montreal. One of the New York leaves has the name "Gerwich" inscribed beneath a historiated initial, and this has been understood by scholars to be the name of the artist. As all of the surviving initials are by the same hand, the Walters initials may be attributed to Gerwich as well.

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1. fol. W.754Av

   
   • W754_000001_619.tif
     Size: 363.1 MB (380,762,853 bytes)
   • W754_000001_300.tif
     Size: 84.5 MB (88,642,725 bytes)
   • W754_000001_sap.jpg
     Size: 777.2 kB (795,886 bytes)
   • W754_000001_thumb.jpg
     Size: 15.1 kB (15,441 bytes)

2. fol. W.754Ar

   
   • W754_000002_600.tif
     Size: 612.1 MB (641,803,265 bytes)
   • W754_000002_300.tif
     Size: 152.0 MB (159,426,061 bytes)
   • W754_000002_sap.jpg
     Size: 772.8 kB (791,361 bytes)
   • W754_000002_thumb.jpg
     Size: 14.7 kB (15,088 bytes)

3. fol. W.754Br

   
   • W754_000003_619.tif
     Size: 364.3 MB (382,018,107 bytes)
   • W754_000003_300.tif
     Size: 85.2 MB (89,379,821 bytes)
   • W754_000003_sap.jpg
     Size: 688.8 kB (705,336 bytes)
   • W754_000003_thumb.jpg
     Size: 14.3 kB (14,602 bytes)

4. fol. W.754Bv

   
   • W754_000004_600.tif
     Size: 610.1 MB (639,713,843 bytes)
   • W754_000004_300.tif
     Size: 152.1 MB (159,497,197 bytes)
   • W754_000004_sap.jpg
     Size: 672.4 kB (688,522 bytes)
   • W754_000004_thumb.jpg
     Size: 13.7 kB (14,021 bytes)