Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David, c. 1260. Creator: Unknown.

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David, c. 1260. Creator: Unknown.

2-733-585 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David, c. 1260. Traditional locations within the texts of manuscript psalters were marked by decorated initials or full-page miniatures. These miniatures designated the major divisions of the psalms as used in the daily office. The extraordinary quality of these miniatures suggests they once decorated a deluxe psalter made for a wealthy or aristocratic patron.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Tempera and gold on vellum

Picture Type
  1. Manuscript

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3711x5148
File Size : 55,970kb


Aliases

  1. 1953.145.1
  1. 130380
  1. 0940013252
  1. 1953.145.1
  1. 2-733-585
  1. 2733585

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