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Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Ascension

c. 1260

Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century

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Medium
tempera and burnished gold on vellum
Measurements
Sheet: 11.9 x 8.6 cm (4 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.145.2
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Description

Traditional locations within manuscript psalters were designated by decorated initials or, as is the case here, full-page miniatures. These locations marked 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, possibly a cleric.

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Ascension

c. 1260

Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century

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