Leaf from a Psalter, late 13th century

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Title: Leaf from a Psalter, late 13th century
Associated Name: Ege, Otto F.
Date Created: 1285
late 13th century
Notes: Leaf from Otto F. Ege component manuscript 17; for more information, see: http://ege.denison.edu/leaf_17.php
Contents: This manuscript contains the text of Psalms 80:13-81:5 (recto) and 81:5-82:8 (verso). This is a Psalter, not a Book of Hours, as it had formerly been identified. 1) Double column writing is very unusual for Books of Hours. 2) This folio holds Psalms 80 (end), 81, and 82 (beginning), all written out with their verses; Books of Hours rarely write out the entire Psalm, and these particular Psalms are not seen often in a Book of Hours Psalm section.
Language: Latin
Archival Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
Collection Identifier: MSC0542
Call Number: xfMMs.Bo4
Collection Guide: http://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/514
Foliation: Foliation: None
Ruling: Ruling: Visible ruling in red graphite
Hand: Gothic textura
Initials and Capitals: Initials and Capitals: 19 decorated capitals: gold letters with alternating blue and red outlines. Larger capital at the beginning of Psalm 81, smaller capitals to denote the beginning of a verse within a numbered Psalm. The largest initials are filled with a decoration that may be an animal or bird.
Image Notes: Images: Two little birds with beaks open: one on the recto below the second column, one on the verso below the first column. Gold and red color with white brush strokes, outlined in black ink. Both facing to the left of the page.
Provenance: Provenance: There was something written in pencil along the bottom edge of the verso, but has been erased.
Host institution: University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Department
Conservation Note: Conservation Note: University of Iowa Libraries, Conservation Lab, conservator unidentified.
Digitization Specifications: Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C at 400 ppi, full color. Archival tiff available.
References: References: Scott Gwara, Otto Ege's Manuscripts (Cayce, SC: De Brailes Publishing, 2013).
Date Digital: 2008-02-29
Rights Management: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Contact Information: Contact the Special Collections Department at The University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact
File name: xfMMs.Bo4
Item Type (DCMI): Text
Item Type (RBMS): Psalters
Item Type (LCTGM): Illuminations
Initials
Borders
Decorations
Item Type (Local): Psalter
Item Type (IMT): jpeg