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Leaf from a Psalter

Flemish

Artwork Details

Leaf from a Psalter
circa 1260
Flemish
ink, tempera and gold on parchment
9 1/2 in x 7 1/8 in (24.1 cm x 18.1 cm);19 5/16 in x 14 5/16 in (49.05 cm x 36.35 cm);9 1/2 in x 7 1/8 in (24.1 cm x 18.1 cm)
Gift of Ann and Leonard Eaton in appreciation for the excellent teaching of Ilene Forsyth and Marvin Eisenberg
1986/2.87

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The psalter was a prayerbook, typically used by laypeople, containing the Book of Psalms of the Old Testament. The forerunner to the book of hours, psalters such as these were made both for the local nobility and for export to England.

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