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Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David
c. 1260
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Traditional locations within the texts of manuscript psalters were marked by decorated initials or full-page miniatures. These miniatures designated the major divisions of the psalms as used in the daily office. The extraordinary quality of these miniatures suggests they once decorated a deluxe psalter made for a wealthy or aristocratic patron.
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- Title: Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David
- Date Created: c. 1260
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 13 x 8.9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
- Type: Manuscript
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.145.1
- Medium: tempera and gold on vellum
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations
- Accession Number: 1953.145.1
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