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Metadata

DS ID:

DS30502

Shelfmark:

ege-17

Title:

Ege leaf 17: Psalter, England, 1200s

Psalter

Place:

England

England TGN

Date:

1200s

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

Vellum (parchment)

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 17.75 cm x 10.5 cm

Former Owner(s):

Ege, Otto F.

Otto Ege WIKIDATA

Note:

Script: Gothic
Decoration: birds (motif); borders (ornament areas); foliage (motif); gold leaf; illuminations (painting); line fillings; marginal illustrations; rules (layout features); columns (layout features);
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 17. VELLUM LEAF FROM AN ILLUMINATED MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
ENGLAND
Late XIIIth Century
Latin Text
Angular Gothic Script
Psalter
(Psalterium)
FROM THE COLLECTION OF OTTO F. EGE.
Illuminated Psalters occur as early as the VIIIth century, and from the Xlth 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 Westminster 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.
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/75

IIIF Manifest:

https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:75/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Ohio University