Leaf from a Psalter

Accession Number
1986/2.87

Title
Leaf from a Psalter

Artist(s)
Flemish

Artist Nationality
Flemish (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1260

Medium & Support
ink, tempera and gold on parchment

Dimensions
9 1/2 in x 7 1/8 in (24.1 cm x 18.1 cm);19 5/16 in x 14 5/16 in (49.05 cm x 36.35 cm);9 1/2 in x 7 1/8 in (24.1 cm x 18.1 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ann and Leonard Eaton in appreciation for the excellent teaching of Ilene Forsyth and Marvin Eisenberg

Label copy
The psalter was a prayerbook, typically used by laypeople, containing the Book of Psalms of the Old Testament. The forerunner to the book of hours, psalters such as these were made both for the local nobility and for export to England.

Primary Object Classification
Unbound Work

Primary Object Type
folio

Additional Object Classification(s)
Unbound Work

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Birds
Text-based Art
decorated initial
leaf

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