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Iconography Decoder / Saint attributes
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Writing Tools

Quill, inkwell, sharpening knife, book stand, or writing cabinet can mark a scribal or evangelist setting; an inscription or broader composition is still needed for exact identification.

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Observation

Quill, inkwell, knife, book cabinet, or writing setup.

Identification

Supports an evangelist/scribe setting, especially with a book and inscription.

Conventional association

The Met’s Luke illumination explicitly documents a quill and writing implements.

Theological interpretation

The tools frame authorship, writing, and contemplation.

Uncertainty

Do not infer a specific evangelist from generic writing equipment alone.

Safe-inference boundaryThis profile describes a source-bounded convention. It does not turn a generic clue into an assertion about any specific museum object unless an explicit object relationship/source supports that claim.
Direct graph trails

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Figures + icon types

1 direct
Saint Luke← uses-attribute · source-backed

Scenes

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Verified objects

1 direct
Manuscript Illumination with the Evangelist Luke← displays-attribute · source-backed

Materials + making

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Sacred space

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

History + places

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Two-step navigation

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  1. Figures + icon types
    Writing Tools← uses-attributeSaint Luke← traditionally-attributed-toVirgin Hodegetria
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  2. Verified objectsTwo-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  3. Figures + icon typesTwo-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  4. Materials + makingTwo-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  5. Materials + makingTwo-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
Decoder source trail

Sources supporting this profile.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manuscript Illumination with the Evangelist Luke
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public-domain-image-and-open-access-data
Discovery profile

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2 bounded direct results · 7 bounded two-step paths · 0 navigation themes

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Manuscript Illumination with the Evangelist LukeWriting Tools ←displays-attribute— Manuscript Illumination with the Evangelist Luke · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-471.Saint LukeWriting Tools ←uses-attribute— Saint Luke · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-470.
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  3. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
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Connected record

← uses-attribute
Saint Luke
source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
← displays-attribute
Manuscript Illumination with the Evangelist Luke
source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Source trail

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manuscript Illumination with the Evangelist Luke
Open source ↗
public-domain-image-and-open-access-data

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