Rare Books and Manuscripts Library

Psalter

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  • Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University

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  • Psalter
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Date Created
  • circa 1325 to circa 1340
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Description

Description
  • Decoration: Versal initials in alternating blue and gold highlighted with contrasting penwork (blue on gold and red on blue), with elaborate line-fillers of different designs in gold, red, and blue. Larger initials opening individual Psalms in pink or blue with white highlights set against burnished gold grounds, some with extenders terminating in vines or buds.
  • The descriptions and numbering of individual folios may be updated and/or changed in response to further research that may be undertaken on the manuscripts and as additional folios are added to the collection.
  • Historical notes: The original parent manuscript was used in the fourteenth century in the Church of St. Botulph, Iken, Suffolk (See Eric J. Johnson and Scott J. Gwara. "The Butcher's Bill: Using the Schoenberg Database to Reverse-Engineer Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Books from Constituent Fragments." Manuscript Studies Vol. I, No. 2 (Fall 2016): 235-262.
  • Codicological notes: Corrections to text block added in darker black ink after erasure. Psalm numbers in margins in early modern ink, occasionally revised in pencil.
  • Place of origin: England (Suffolk)

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Item Identifier
  • SPEC.RARE.MS.MR.FRAG.60
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Source
  • Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio State University Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, SPEC.RARE.MS.MR.FRAG.60

Additional Details

Extent
  • 12 leaves : parchment ; 263 x 176 (185 x 126) mm.
  • Layout: Written in 1 column of 30 lines; ruled in plummet.
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  • The Ohio State University Libraries believes this object is in the Public Domain in the United States; users are responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.

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Psalter - folio 1 June 14, 2021 Public
Psalter - folio 2 June 14, 2021 Public
Psalter - folio 3 June 14, 2021 Public
Psalter - folio 3.1 May 23, 2022 Public
Psalter - folio 4 June 14, 2021 Public
Psalter - folio 5 June 14, 2021 Public
Psalter - folio 6 June 14, 2021 Public
Psalter - folio 7 June 14, 2021 Public
Psalter - folio 7.10 May 23, 2022 Public
Psalter - folio 8 June 14, 2021 Public