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Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto)
c. 1524
Overall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)
James Parmelee Fund 2022.101.a
Location: not on view
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On the front side are three rabbits, one playing a Hirtenschalmei (shepherd's shawm). This instrument is mentioned in medieval literature and poetry as being played by rustic types.Description
This leaf from a psalter and prayerbook is intricately decorated and was probably produced for use in a private noble family. The prominent mention of Saint Godehard (died 1038), Bishop of Hildesheim, in the original manuscript suggests that it was produced for use in the diocese of Hildesheim (Norther Germany).- 1500sMansfeld Family, Prussia, between Magdeburg and Merseburg, GermanyMid 1500sAdrienne Louvignies Family1800sCompte d'Aspremont-Lynden-1892Brothers Michael Linel (1830-1892) and Albert Linel (1833-1916) of Frankfurt am Main, Germany1892-1953City of Frankfurt, Germany, for the Kunstgewerbemuseum, deaccessioned parent manuscript23 June 1987[Sale: Sotheby's, London, 23 June 1987, lot 99]-1997Jörn Günther and Bruce Ferrini, London, England-2020Roger Martin (1939-2020) of Grimsby, England-2022Dreweatts, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art2022-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Schilling, Rosy, and Georg Swarzenski. Die illuminierten Handschriften und Einzelminiaturen des Mittelalters und der Renaissance in Frankfurter Besitz. Frankfurt a.M.: J. Baer, 1929. no.151 pp.181–83Sotheby's (Firm). Western Manuscripts and Miniatures. 1987. Lot 99Jörn Günther Antiquariat (Firm), and Jörn-Uwe Günther. Recent Acquisitions: Medieval & Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts. Hamburg: Jörn Günther Antiquariat, 1997.Bloomsbury Auctions (Firm). Western Manuscripts and Miniatures: Wednesday July 6, 2022 (2022). Lot 114
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