The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 28, 2024
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Boarder with Carnations, a Thistle, and a Cook Ladling Soup (verso)
c. 1524
Each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 1999.136.b
Location: not on view
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.- Arms of Mansfeld (16th century), Prussia, between Magdeburg and Merseburg; Compte d'Aspremont-Lynden (19th century); [Sotheby's, London, 23 June 1987, lot 99]; [Jörn Günther, Hamburg]; [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. 69, cat. no. 67 archive.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.136.b