This set of three mix-and-match earrings features lunar phases inspired by a medieval bestiary illustration from the Getty Center's Manuscripts collection.
- Dimensions: 1/4 inch diameter
- Material: 18K gold-plated stainless steel
- Made in the USA
- Item #: DIA-EAR
This page, from a medieval bestiary, features a diagram of the sun and phases of the moon. A bestiary is a collection of stories about animals, birds, fish, plants, and even stones, whose properties were interpreted as reflections of the divine order of God. During the 1200s, curiosity about the natural world was so prevalent that the illustrated bestiary reached the height of its popularity. In addition to the main text of the bestiary, this manuscript contains five other studies of the natural world: treatises on birds, astronomy, and the relation of the soul to the body.
Diagram with the Sun and the Phases of the Moon, 1277 or after
Unknown artist/maker
Tempera colors, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint
Leaf: 9 3/16 x 6 7/16 in.
J. Paul Getty Museum, 83.MR.174.149
Ms. Ludwig XV 4, fol. 149
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