Psalter in Latin (DS6389) (Q28504)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Western Michigan University (99509753934102436, WMU MS 192)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Psalter in Latin (DS6389) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Western Michigan University (99509753934102436, WMU MS 192) |
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Michigan--Kalamazoo
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Illumination of books and manuscripts
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Psalters--Belgium
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decorated initials
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between 1450 and 1460
15. century
1450Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Extent: 224 leaves : parchment, 132 x 95 mm
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Decoration: 17 lines, 1-line verse initials alternating in red and blue, 2-line gold intials infilled in blue and red with white highlights on contrasting grounds, Eight illuminated initials with full borders including seven 5-line and one 6-line (the opening Beatus vir") initials in blue or pink highlighted in white, in-filled with vine scrolls on burnished gold grounds from which spring...
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Collation: i6, ii-xxviii8, xxi2
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Foliation: iv (paper) + 224 + iv (paper) folios on paper, modern foliation in pencil
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Written and illuminated in Bruges in the middle of the fifteenth century, c. 1450-1460, as indicated by the evidence of the calendar, litany and style of decoration. The inclusion of St. Donatian, the patron saint of Bruges in red on 14 October confirms the localization of the manuscript in Bruges. The litanies include St. Basil of Bruges, as well as other saints venerated in the Low Countries...
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2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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