Thursday 7 April 2016

Psalter (J. Paul Getty Museum Ms. 14)

Man warming himself by a fire, surrounded by provisions, f. 3r.

Colloquial name(s): Psalter
Official name(s): J. Paul Getty Museum Ms. 14, also known as object no. 85.MK.239

Date: mid-1200s (source)
Origin: Bruges (?), Belgium (source)

Online facsimile available via: J. Paul Getty Museum Collection Database

This lovely psalter contains many miniatures of everyday life, in addition to biblical images. A real treasure-trove for lovers of the 13th Century. Even better, the images full-page and are at very high resolution.

Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided by the J. Paul Getty Museum with the facsimile

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