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Leaf from a Psalter or Psalter-Hours, with large illuminated initial, in Latin,

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Leaf from a Psalter or Psalter-Hours, with large illuminated initial, in Latin,

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Leaf from a Psalter or Psalter-Hours, with large illuminated initial, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [north-east France, second half of thirteenth century]

Single leaf, with single column of 10 lines in two sizes of a notably high grade of bookhand, with pronounced angularity and lateral compression, and notable fishtailing to ends of ascenders, the larger of the scripts the most formal and decorative, capitals with decorative penstrokes and touched in red, one-line initial in gold with elaborate blue penwork, one 2-line initial in blue, containing coloured foliage on a burnished gold ground, scuffs to gold in places, leaf slightly trimmed at base (probably during binding of whole codex), but slight discolouration at edges showing leaf untrimmed for considerable time, overall good condition, 124 by 83mm.

From the collection of Roger Martin (1939-2020) of Grimsby.

In the second half of the thirteenth century a number of high-grade devotional books were produced in this format: pocket-sized but in script so formal and decorative, and most importantly so large, that the books themselves appear designed to display conspicuous wealth through their lack of economy of materials. They appear to have been personal commissions for influential and wealthy individuals.

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Leaf from a Psalter or Psalter-Hours, with large illuminated initial, in Latin,

Name: Leaf from a Psalter or Psalter-Hours, with large illuminated initial, in Latin,
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