Title
Initial with the representation of Justice. Folio of a psalter from the Monastery of Santo Tomás de Ávila
Generic classification
Manuscripts and illuminationsObject
ManuscriptDate
ca. 1482-1492Century
Last quarter of the 15th c.Cultural context / style
MedievalTechnique
IlluminationIconography / Theme
JusticiaProvenance
Santo Tomás de Ávila Monastery (Ávila, Spain)Current location
The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, United Kingdom)Inventory Number in Current Collection
MS 293aInscriptions / Marks
IVSTICIA EST SINGVLARVM RERVM ET PERSONARVM EQVISSIMA DISTRIBVCIO QVAM QVIS OBTINENS E FIADHEREI.
Locations
ca. 1482 - ca. 1836
Mid XIXth c. - XIXth c.
private collection
Manuel Rico y Sinobas, Madrid (Spain) *
XIXth c. - ca. 1917
private collection
Reverend E. S. Dewick (United Kingdom) *
1918 - present
* The relative location of dealers, antique shops, art galleries, and collectors leads us to the places where they were based or had one of their main headquarters. However, this does not always indicate that every artwork that passed through their hands was physically located there. In the case of antique dealers and art merchants, their business often extended across multiple territories; sometimes they would purchase items at their origin and send them directly to clients. Similarly, some collectors owned multiple residences, sometimes in different countries, where they housed their collections. It is often difficult to determine exactly where a specific piece was kept during its time in their possession. Consequently, the main location of the dealer or collector is indicated. These factors should be considered when interpreting the map. Refer to the object's history in each case.
Bibliography
- (1908): Exhibition of illuminated manuscripts, The Burlington Fine Arts Club, Londres, p. 55.
- ANDRÉS, Gregorio de (1989): "La colección de códices del convento de Santo Tomás de Ávila en la Biblioteca Nacional", vol. 41, nº 83, Hispania Sacra.
- FERNÁNDEZ POMAR, (1986): "Manuscritos e incunables jurídicos de Santo Tomás de Ávila en la Biblioteca Nacional", nº 56, Anuario De Historia Del Derecho Español.
- SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael (1992): "Propaganda de imágenes al servicio de la Inquisición: El Auto de Fe de Pedro Berruguete en el contexto de su tiempo", nº 12, Norba: Revista de arte.
- VILLASEÑOR, Fernando (2009): "Los libros de coro del Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás de Ávila", nº 180, Reales Sitios: Revista del Patrimonio Nacional.
Record manager
Isabel Escalera FernándezCitation:
Isabel Escalera Fernández, "Initial with the representation of Justice. Folio of a psalter from the Monastery of Santo Tomás de Ávila" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/210
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