Beatus leaf from a Psalter in Latin, Southern Netherlands, with a fine historiated initial showing scenes from the life of King David and with a decorative border including a hunting scene
Dealer description: Illuminated vellum manuscript with a fine historiated initial showing scenes from the life of King David and with a decorative border including a hunting scene. Text from Psalm 1:1 - 2:8. Southern Netherlands [possibly Saint-Omer], late 13th century, 140x102mm (5.5"x4"). Single column, 19 lines in an excellent gothic liturgical hand. Versal initials in red or blue, three line blue initial on verso with wispy red penwork elaboration in the form of delicately drawn ivy leaves extending into three margins (slightly trimmed at the top). RECTO with a wonderfully animated 12-line... Mehr ...
Dokumenttyp: | illuminated manuscripts |
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Erscheinungsdatum: | 1249 |
Verlag/Hrsg.: |
Rice University
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Schlagwörter: | Illumination of books and manuscripts / Medieval / David / King of Israel |
Sprache: | Latin |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26818554 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1911/76465 |