Psalter (Psalterium). [leaf from Ege medieval manuscripts]
Date
1175
Date approximate?
yes
Creator
Ege, Otto F.
Subject headings
Manuscripts, Medieval -- Specimens;Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens;Illumination of books and manuscripts;Manuscripts, Medieval
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
This text is from a special arrangment of the Psalms. Several Church Fathers made their own groupings for the Scriptures. Of these so-called "chains" the most famous is that of St. Thomas Aquinas. The author of the arrangement represented by this leaf is unknown. The scribe of the 12th century often came close to achieving perfection. The symmetry of his letters, the unerring accuracy of his practiced hand, and his ideals for letter forms have rarely been equaled and have never been surpassed. The words which were inserted in the margin are not corrections but were added as guides to the content of the page.
France: Psalter. Late 12th C. Latin text; Caroline Minuscule.
Type
Text
Original format
manuscripts
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language
la
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts: Western Europe XII-XVI century Ege Descriptions
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
Object ID
Z6605.L3 E44_04
Digital master format
Image/tiff
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304
