Title:
no. 17, Psalterium
Date:
1270 - 1300
Subject:
Psalters -- England -- Illustrations
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- England
Illumination of books and manuscripts, English
Publisher:
Case Western Reserve University, digital content
Format:
17.9 x 10.7 cm.
Title:
no. 17, Psalterium
Date:
1270 - 1300
Subject:
Psalters -- England -- Illustrations
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- England
Illumination of books and manuscripts, English
Publisher:
Case Western Reserve University, digital content
Format:
17.9 x 10.7 cm.
Description:
Caption "Illuminated Psalters occur as early as the VIIIth century, and from the XIth to the beginning of the XIVth century they predominate among illuminated manuscripts. About 1220 A.D., portable manuscript volumes supplanted the huge tomes favored in the preceding century. This change in size caused the creation of a more angular and compact script. In general, smaller initial letters were used, and writing was done in double columns.
At this time the pendant tails of the initial letters are rigid or only slightly wavy, with a few leaves springing from the ends. Later, they became free scrolls, with luxurious foliage, and were extended into all the margins. The blue and lake (orange-red) color scheme with accents of white is a carry-over from the Westminister tradition which prevailed in the previous century. The solid line-filling ornaments at the ends of the verses were a new feature added in the second half of the XIIIth century. Silver and alloys of gold are used on this leaf." (written by Otto F. Ege)
In Angular Gothic Script. This manuscript is probably from England.
Contributor:
Ege, Otto F.
Type:
Text
manuscript document
Identifier:
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:ege017r
Language:
Latin
Relation:
Vellum leaf from set 37 of the collection of: Fifty Original Leaves From Medieval Manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI Century, compiled by Otto F. Ege.
Coverage:
Late 13th Century
Rights:
These images are owned by Special Collections, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. For permission to reproduce and/or publish, contact Special Collections at 216-368-2993
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title: Caption
Date Added: 8/18/2008 9:13:42 PM
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:ege017r/ege017c.jp2
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title: Psalter, England, recto
Date Added: 8/2/2008 6:12:46 PM
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:ege017r/ege017r.jp2
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title: Psalter, England, verso
Date Added: 8/18/2008 9:13:01 PM
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:ege017r/ege017v.jp2
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