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Author: Anne Rudloff Stanton Publisher: American Philosophical Society ISBN: 9780871699169 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 340
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Illuminated manuscripts are among the more intimate works of art surviving from the medieval period. The Queen Mary Psalter (c. 1316?-21) has long been recognized as one of the most outstanding English Gothic manuscripts. Its devotional texts are framed by an encyclopedic series of narrative images painted in a delicate and courtly style. The psalms are introduced by an Old Testament preface in which tinted drawings are explained by French captions. The psalm decoration incorp. a combination of framed illuminations of the life of Christ at the beginnings of important psalms, and tinted drawings in the bottom margin of every page that tell stories ranging from the bestiary to the lives of the saints. Winner of the 2000 Millennium Award. 100+ illus.
Author: Anne Rudloff Stanton Publisher: American Philosophical Society ISBN: 9780871699169 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 340
Book Description
Illuminated manuscripts are among the more intimate works of art surviving from the medieval period. The Queen Mary Psalter (c. 1316?-21) has long been recognized as one of the most outstanding English Gothic manuscripts. Its devotional texts are framed by an encyclopedic series of narrative images painted in a delicate and courtly style. The psalms are introduced by an Old Testament preface in which tinted drawings are explained by French captions. The psalm decoration incorp. a combination of framed illuminations of the life of Christ at the beginnings of important psalms, and tinted drawings in the bottom margin of every page that tell stories ranging from the bestiary to the lives of the saints. Winner of the 2000 Millennium Award. 100+ illus.
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Description: i Royal 2 B vii Psalter in Latin, with the Canticles, Litany etc executed in England, and profusely illustrated: (1) Series of 223 tinted drawings, mostly two on a page, illustrating Old Testament history from the fall of Lucifer and the Creation, to the death of Solomon, with explanations in French; (2) Tree of Jesse; (3) Miniature in four compartments, St Anne and her three husbands; the three Marys; the Virgin and Child; James the Less and James the Greater; and Christ Enthroned; (4) Two miniatures in six compartments containing a prophet and an apostle; (5) Calendar, each month occupying two pages with a miniature at the top of each; (6) Psalter, illustrated with miniatures of the life of Christ; (7) Canticles with scenes from the passion etc; (8) Litany,with miniatures of saints.; (9) From f 85 onwards lower margins contain a series of exquisite little tinted drawings in the style of the Biblical scenes. Vellum, ff 319,11"x 7", early 14th century.
Author: Anne Rudloff Stanton
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