Ohio University, pftp-007
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS30457
- Shelfmark:
- pftp-007
- Title:
- Psalterium, France, 1100s (PftP leaf: s01, f007)
- Place:
- France
- Date:
- 1100s
- Language:
- Latin
- Material:
- Vellum (parchment)
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 10.8 cm x 12.9 cm
- Note:
- Script: Gothic
Decoration: initials (layout features); line fillings; long-line format; pen-flourished initials; rules (layout features);
Provenance: This leaf is from a portfolio compiled by The Foliophiles Inc. and issued as a limited edition under the title "Pages from the past: Original leaves from rare books and manuscripts."
Provenance: The set of leaves belonging to Ohio University is number 18 of 20 in "Portfolio set I: History of the written word."
Provenance: The transcribed labels accompanying these leaves were originally written by The Foliophiles, Inc., a now-defunct New York association of rare book dealers that was also known as the Society of Foliophiles.
Provenance: Between 1925 and 1968 The Foliophiles disbound hundreds of historical texts and assembled them into several thematic portfolio sets.
Provenance: These were then issued in “editions” of between 15 and 200 leaves. Universities across America subsequently purchased these portfolios as teaching tools.
Provenance: While a small number of the selected leaves come from other cultures, the vast majority are from European texts. The collecting and marketing practices of The Foliophiles reflect the values of the members of the association and the contemporary American rare book market.
Provenance: Original descriptions, therefore, may contain outdated language, speculation, or inaccurate information.
The following text is based on the original seller's label. FROM A THIRTEENTH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT, being a liturgical book, the Psalterium, similar to portions of the modern missal
This example is typical of the period when small manuscripts first came into vogue, and the large bold script of the Twelfth Century had given place to fine, compact gothic characters as seen on this page
The small initial letters with their neat outlines nevertheless are rather elaborately filigreed and a delight to the eye, as well as being unmistakably French in origin
The vellum, though showing the wear of 700 years, is of fine quality
Note the imaginative and artistic "space-filler designs." © 1964, T.F.I.
Pages from the Past, Set I: History of the written word
This leaf - the front (recto) and back (verso) of a single sheet of velum removed from a book which has been deconstructed - was drawn from a psalter composed in France in the 12th century AD.
This leaf measures 4.3 by 5 inches, smaller than a trade paperback novel.
The text is an example of Gothic script, a bookhand that emphasizes sharp vertical lines and which sports a distinctive diamond shaped period.
The scribe has utilized vivid red and blue inks to form the capitals.
Red ink would have been produced using cinnabar, a compound containing mercury - making the scribal habit of licking the bristles of a brush to bring them to a point particularly hazardous!
The psalter is a liturgical work that first came into use in the early sixth century AD.
Psalters contain the biblical Book of Psalms, arranged in a deliberate order to facilitate Christian worship.
Medieval psalters were arranged according to the Rule of Saint Benedict.
The psalter would be performed as part of the Liturgy of the Hours, a series of eight points - the canonical ‘hours’ - throughout each day during which monks would recite psalms.
This particular leaf contains the text of Psalm 68:22-28, which would have been recited by monks following the Benedictine rule at Matins on Wednesdays - during the night, typically around 2 AM. - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/332
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:332/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
