COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1205535
Reference Number:
Latin MS 116
Image Title:
Frontispiece
Alternative Image Title:
Psalm one hundred and one
Parent Work Title:
Psalter of St. Maximin
Date Created:
9th century
Description:
Frontispiece marking the commencement of the third division of the psalter (the psalter is divided into three fifties). The folio is occupied by the title to Psalm one hundred and one, 'Domine exaudi oratione meam et clamor meus ad te veniat'. Occupying three quarters of the page is a zoomorphic initial 'D' filled with panels of interlace, rosettes, lozenges and stylised foliage. The 'N' and 'E' of 'Domine' are elided and filled with interlace; the 'N' is zoomorphic. The remainder of the title is in red uncials, coloured capitals and black capitals infilled with colour. The elements of the colour scheme are red, purple, black, blue, green and yellow.
Language Code:
lat
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Christianity
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
handwriting
Medium:
ink
Support:
Vellum
Item Height:
420 mm
Item Width:
325 mm
Provenance:
Bibliotheca Bollandiana Bruxellensis
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-10-31
Multi Page Number:
655
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Frontispiece
