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Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David

c. 1260

Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century

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Medium
tempera and gold on vellum
Measurements
Sheet: 13 x 8.9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.145.1
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Traditional locations within the texts of manuscript psalters were marked by decorated initials or full-page miniatures. These miniatures designated the major divisions of the psalms as used in the daily office. The extraordinary quality of these miniatures suggests they once decorated a deluxe psalter made for a wealthy or aristocratic patron.

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David

c. 1260

Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century

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