Folio 39: Illuminated manuscript leaf with bold initials from a small 'Psalter in Latin (England[?]) , mid-13th century
Dates
- Creation: mid-13th century
Physical Description
20 lines in a very neat gothic book hand. One-line initials in burnished gold on a blue and pink ground beginning each verse, each leaf with a three or four line initial in a burnished gold on a blue and pink ground with white tracery, the gold extensions flanked by blue and pink, these running the length of teh text on two leaves. Leaves slightly soiled and a shade less than bright, other minor defects, but excellect specimins in appealing conduition, with narrative script and think, bold decoration. Vellum.
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Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Czech
Physical Description
20 lines in a very neat gothic book hand. One-line initials in burnished gold on a blue and pink ground beginning each verse, each leaf with a three or four line initial in a burnished gold on a blue and pink ground with white tracery, the gold extensions flanked by blue and pink, these running the length of teh text on two leaves. Leaves slightly soiled and a shade less than bright, other minor defects, but excellect specimins in appealing conduition, with narrative script and think, bold decoration. Vellum.
Library Details
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