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Filename:
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cc20190605_34
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Identifier:
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cc20190605_34
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Title:
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Psalterium: fragment
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Creator:
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Catholic Church
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Subject:
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Psalters - Illustrations
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Subject:
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
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Subject:
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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Summary:
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Ms. This manuscript leaf is part of a collection of medieval manuscript leaves selected to illustrate the art of the manuscript during the period of its greatest development and influence. They have been taken from books written in various European scriptoria by Benedictine, Franciscan, Carthusian, Dominican, and other orders of monks. Many are enriched with handsome borders, initial letters, and line-endings rendered in color. Twenty-five are illuminated with burnished gold or silver. The texts include the Bible, various church service books, the writings of the Church fathers, and some of the Classics.
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Summary:
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In Rotunda book hand; square notations
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Summary:
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This Psalter was written by Carthusian monks. Of all the orders in the Carthusian was the smallest and most austere. The membership never exceeded one per cent of those enrolled in the combined monastic orders. The Carthusians were frequently hermits, and manuscripts written by them are rare. The rotunda book hand used in this leaf is representative of the general excellence maintained by Italian scribes at the time when printing was being introduced into their country. The simple melody for the Psalms apparently was added at a somewhat later date. Close observation of the initial letters will frequently reveal a small black letter inserted as a guide for the monk who later added the color initial. The use of two guide lines for the lettering is unusual. Ordinarily one line, below the writing, was deemed sufficient. The lines were drawn with a stylus composed of two parts lead and one part tin. This leaf was created in Italy.
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Contributor:
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Ege, Otto F.
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Date of Original:
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1450 approximate
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Date of Digitization:
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2019
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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manuscript (documents)
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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books
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Dimensions of Original:
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39 x 29 cm
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Language:
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Latin
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Original Item Location:
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PORTFOLIO BOX 2-34
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Digital Project:
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2019_027_manuscripts
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Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b1426749
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Place:
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Italy
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Notes:
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The manuscript leaves of this collection were accumulated and selected and most of the accompanying information was prepared over a period of forty years by the late Otto F. Ege, Dean of the Cleveland Institute of Art and Lecturer on the History of the Book at the School of Library Science, Western Reserve University. Each leaf is matted and accompanied by a descriptive letterpress label.
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Other Title:
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Psalter. Fragments. Middle 15th century
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