Psalter, in Latin
Manuscript
ca. 1300-1325 (made)
ca. 1300-1325 (made)
| Place of origin |
Foliation: parchment. i-ii (19th-century parchment) + 241 + iii-iv (19th-century parchment) ff.
Number of lines: 18 lines.
Language: Latin.
Script: small Gothic bookhand.
Textual content:
ff. 1r-6v: Calendar, half full, in Latin, of Dominican character.
ff. 7r-218v- Psalter.
ff. 218-238v: Canticles and Athanasian Creed.
ff. 239r-241v: Litany.
Decoration: Calendar illustrations, each within an architectural niche on the right of the text, with figures shown against a burnished gold ground (ff. 1r-6v). 8 historiated initials with pale-red letter-shape on burnished gold grounds, blue outer ground and edged with a fillet of burnished gold (ff0 39v, 60v, 79r, 80r, 99r, 123r, 146r, 171r).
Binding:
(1) 20th century, England. Repaired in March 1981 by Roger Powell (boards reattached).
(2) 19th century. Calf on boards with imitation of medieval diapered pattern. Five raised bands on spine with blind-tooled ornament on the compartments. Single metal clasp hinged on lower cover; edges of text-block gilded and gauffered.
Number of lines: 18 lines.
Language: Latin.
Script: small Gothic bookhand.
Textual content:
ff. 1r-6v: Calendar, half full, in Latin, of Dominican character.
ff. 7r-218v- Psalter.
ff. 218-238v: Canticles and Athanasian Creed.
ff. 239r-241v: Litany.
Decoration: Calendar illustrations, each within an architectural niche on the right of the text, with figures shown against a burnished gold ground (ff. 1r-6v). 8 historiated initials with pale-red letter-shape on burnished gold grounds, blue outer ground and edged with a fillet of burnished gold (ff0 39v, 60v, 79r, 80r, 99r, 123r, 146r, 171r).
Binding:
(1) 20th century, England. Repaired in March 1981 by Roger Powell (boards reattached).
(2) 19th century. Calf on boards with imitation of medieval diapered pattern. Five raised bands on spine with blind-tooled ornament on the compartments. Single metal clasp hinged on lower cover; edges of text-block gilded and gauffered.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Psalter, in Latin |
| Materials and techniques | Ink, pigments and gold on parchment. Leather binding on wooden boards. Metal clasps. |
| Brief description | Manuscript, psalter, Southern Low Countries, ca.1300-1325. |
| Physical description | Foliation: parchment. i-ii (19th-century parchment) + 241 + iii-iv (19th-century parchment) ff. Number of lines: 18 lines. Language: Latin. Script: small Gothic bookhand. Textual content: ff. 1r-6v: Calendar, half full, in Latin, of Dominican character. ff. 7r-218v- Psalter. ff. 218-238v: Canticles and Athanasian Creed. ff. 239r-241v: Litany. Decoration: Calendar illustrations, each within an architectural niche on the right of the text, with figures shown against a burnished gold ground (ff. 1r-6v). 8 historiated initials with pale-red letter-shape on burnished gold grounds, blue outer ground and edged with a fillet of burnished gold (ff0 39v, 60v, 79r, 80r, 99r, 123r, 146r, 171r). Binding: (1) 20th century, England. Repaired in March 1981 by Roger Powell (boards reattached). (2) 19th century. Calf on boards with imitation of medieval diapered pattern. Five raised bands on spine with blind-tooled ornament on the compartments. Single metal clasp hinged on lower cover; edges of text-block gilded and gauffered. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Reid in 1902. |
| Object history | Bought from Quaritch by George Reid and bequeated to the V&A in 1902. |
| Bibliographic references |
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| Other number | 25 - Reid Gift |
| Collection | |
| Library number | MSL/1902/1665 (Reid 25) |
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| Record created | July 26, 2018 |
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