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Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Carnations, a Thistle, and a Cook Ladling Soup (verso)

c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century

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Medium
ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum
Measurements
Each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 1999.136.b
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Location
113 French Tapestries & Illuminated Manuscripts(not visible)
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Description

This leaf and others from the collection were excised from the same prayer book. They reveal the charm of secular decoration such as satyrs or domestic activities like cooking. Such details would have been a sumptuous delight to the original owner. The original book was a highly personalized volume apparently written and illuminated in North Germany as suggested by internal textual references. The prominent inclusion of Saint Godehard (died 1038), Bishop of Hildesheim, in the calendar (not visible) would suggest that the manuscript was produced in that city.
A vertically oriented ink and tempera painting on vellum features Latin calligraphy in black and red script framed by a gold border with red carnations, blue flowers, and thistles. In the bottom left, a figure with light skin tone in a red hat ladles soup from a three-legged pot into a bowl. Large gold initials punctuate the text block, which begins with the words "mea in generacione."

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Carnations, a Thistle, and a Cook Ladling Soup (verso)

c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century

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