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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial C: David Seated with a Book (1 of 2 Excised Leaves)
c. 1270–1280
Each leaf: 17.9 x 13.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
Initial E: The decorated initial introduces the Canticle of Ezechias (Isaiah 38:10–20): Ego dixi in dimidio. . . . (I said: In the midst of my days. . . . ). Stylistically, this leaf relates to English work of the last quarter of the 1200s, possibly from the vicinity of Oxford. Hard lines, sharp expressions, and a schematic drawing of the hair give the prophet a coarse-looking face. He poses in a rigid and angular way. Hard drapery patterns emphasize the triangular folds, and the initial's ascender terminates as a standing bird.- [Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1983, lot 69]; [Bruce Ferrini, Akron]
- Fliegel, Stephen N. The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 21, cat. no. 13 archive.org
- Illuminated Manuscripts. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 1999-February 27, 2000).CMA, 19 December 1999 - 27 February 2000, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations, cat. 13, illus. p. 21.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.124