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Psalter: MS 276

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An image of Leaf (from a psalter)
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Current Location: In storage

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Psalter

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Description

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, heavily trimmed, 305 x 215 (230 x 160) mm, 19 long lines, ruled in brown ink, four-line musical stave ruled in brown ink, number 76 written in ink on the recto.

CONTENTS: Antiphon with one stave of musical notation and Psalm 80:1–14.

ORNAMENTATION: Blue and red parted initial [E, 8 lines] with red and violet pen-flourished infill and extensions and red and blue baguette border for Psalm 80; alternate blue and red one-line penwork verse initials.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1911.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1911) by Quaritch, Bernard

Dating

14th Century, Early
Circa 1300 CE - Circa 1310 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Cambridge Illuminated

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment
Text Height 230 mm Width 160 mm
Page Height 305 mm Width 215 mm

Techniques used in production

Penwork
Illumination

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MS 276
Primary reference Number: 169766
Project ID: 304

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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