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Source Description
This manuscript is housed in a sumptuous binding, which, though not original to the book, contains several striking medieval elements. Because of the fragile nature of the binding, the book was not able to be opened, and the information about it is derived from earlier images and notes.
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Document identity
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4475
label
Psalter
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object
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4
Source metadata
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4475
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normalized
title
Psalter
description
This manuscript is housed in a sumptuous binding, which, though not original to the book, contains several striking medieval elements. Because of the fragile nature of the binding, the book was not able to be opened, and the information about it is derived from earlier images and notes.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown, possibly from Léon Gruel, Paris]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 13th century (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
psalters
treasure bindings
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
25
height
16
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 9 13/16 x W: 6 5/16 in. (25 x 16 cm)
Source extras
med
ink and pigments on heavy, darkened parchment with original leather tabs bound between non-medieval oak boards covered with green velvet and copper
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6211
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none
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