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Metadata

DS ID:

DS30509

Shelfmark:

ege-25

Title:

Ege leaf 25: Psalter, France, 1300s

Psalter

Place:

France

France TGN

Date:

1300s

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

Vellum (parchment)

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 18 cm x 12.25 cm

Former Owner(s):

Ege, Otto F.

Otto Ege WIKIDATA

Note:

Script: Gothic
Decoration: borders (ornament areas); foliage (motif); gold leaf; illuminations (painting); initials (layout features); rubrics; rules (layout features); line fillings; columns (layout features); marginal illustrations;
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 25. VELLUM LEAF FROM AN ILLUMINATED MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
FRANCE
Late XIVth Century
Latin Text
Gothic Script
Psalter
(Psalterium)
FROM THE COLLECTION OF OTTO F. EGE.
The Psalter with its one hundred and fifty psalms is the best collection of religious lyrics which the world possesses
It is no wonder, therefore, that it forms an important part of so many medieval manuscripts
The Psalms are found not only in manuscripts of the Bible, but also in Missals, Breviaries, and Books of Hours
and, as they had to be memorized by the priests, they were also transcribed separately
In the earlier periods there was generally a harmonious unity between the spirit of the ornament and the character of the writing
This unity is exemplified in this leaf
The three-lobed, gracefully drawn, symmetrical fronds of leaves in the ornament are usually accepted without question as representing the ivy plant
In the Middle Ages many magical and medicinal qualities were attributed to this plant
Unfortunately, fire and water, mice and men have in the course of the centuries often left their damaging marks on manuscript leaves
Some pages of this manuscript book show the effect of having been exposed to dampness.
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/99

IIIF Manifest:

https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:99/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Ohio University