Ohio University, ege-34
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS30517
- Shelfmark:
- ege-34
- Title:
- Ege leaf 34: Psalter, Italy, 1400s
- Place:
- Italy
- Date:
- 1400s
- Language:
- Latin
- Material:
- Vellum (parchment)
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 38.5 cm x 28 cm
- Former Owner(s):
- Ege, Otto F.
- Note:
- Script: rotunda
Script: Square (musical notations)
Decoration: initials (layout features); pen-flourished initials; rubrics; rules (layout features); long-line format; musical notation
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 34. VELLUM LEAF FROM A MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
ITALY
Middle XVth Century
Latin Text
Rotunda Book Hand, square notations
Psalter
(Psalterium)
FROM THE COLLECTION OF OTTO F. EGE.
This Psalter was written by Carthusian monks
Of all the orders the Carthusian was the smallest and most austere
The membership never exceeded one per cent of those enrolled in the combined monastic orders
The Carthusians were frequently hermits, and manuscripts written by them are rare
The rotunda book hand used in this leaf is representative of the general excellence maintained by Italian scribes at the time when printing was being introduced into their country
The simple melody for the Psalms apparently was added at a somewhat later date
Close observation of the initial letters will frequently reveal a small black letter inserted as a guide for the monk who later added the colored initial
The use of two guide lines for the lettering is unusual
Ordinarily one line, below the writing, was deemed sufficient
The lines were drawn with a stylus composed of two parts lead and one part tin.
Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI century - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/119
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:119/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
