Psalter
| Title | Psalter |
|---|---|
| Artist | Belgian (Ghent or Bruges) |
| Date | 1280/95 (20th century binding) 13th century |
| Medium | Manuscript with 214 folios, 17 miniatures, ten historiated initials and two full page miniatures, with borders and initial letters in tempera and gold leaf, text pages ruled in graphite with Latin littera textualis formata inscriptions in black inks, on parchment, bound in modern red velvet over cardboard, with gilded and trimmed edges |
| Classification | pen and ink drawings |
| Origin | Belgium Belgium |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Prints and Drawings Sundry Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Psalter” is a work by Belgian (Ghent or Bruges), dated 1280/95 (20th century binding). It is executed in manuscript with 214 folios, 17 miniatures, ten historiated initials and two full page miniatures, with borders and initial letters in tempera and gold leaf, text pages ruled in graphite with latin littera textualis formata inscriptions in black inks, on parchment, bound in modern red velvet over cardboard, with gilded and trimmed edges and classified as pen and ink drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1280/95 (20th century binding). Explore the wider set of works from the 13th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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