Ohio University, ege-10

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS30499

Shelfmark:

ege-10

Title:

Ege leaf 10: Psalter, Germany, 1200s

Psalter

Place:

Germany

Germany TGN

Date:

1200s

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

Vellum (parchment)

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 19.5 cm x 14 cm

Former Owner(s):

Ege, Otto F.

Otto Ege WIKIDATA

Note:

Script: Gothic
Decoration: fish (motif); gold leaf; illuminations (painting); initials (layout features); line fillings; pen-flourished initials; rubrics; rules (layout features); marginalia (annotations);
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 10. VELLUM LEAF FROM AN ILLUMINATED MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
GERMANY
Middle XIIIth Century
Latin Text
Angular Gothic Script
Psalter
(Psalterium)
FROM THE COLLECTION OF OTTO F. EGE.
The line endings of a fish, elongated or shortened as the space required, and the grinning expression on the fish emblem have in some book circles given these German Psalters the nickname "Laughing Carp" Psalters
The fish, as is well known, was one of the earliest and most common symbols for ChriSt.An early acrostic, IESOUS CHRISTOS THEOU HUIOS SOTER (Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior), is based on the letters in the Greek word for fish, ICHTHUS
The lozenge heads on top of many of the vertical pen strokes are characteristic of German manuscripts.
Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI century

Keyword:

Psalters

Manuscripts

Institutional Record:

http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/51

IIIF Manifest:

https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:51/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Ohio University