Psalter: Psalterium

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Contributor

Description

Leaf 10. "The line endings of a fish, elongated or shortened as the space required, and the grinning expression of the fish emblem have in some book circles given these German Psalters the nickname "Laughing Carp" Psalters" (Ege). "The lozenge heads on top of many of the vertical pen strokes are characteristic of German manuscripts."
Recto notes: Possible insect damage, number 31 written top right corner in pencil.

Extent

14 x 19 cm.

Script

Angular Gothic

Language

Spatial Coverage

Date

Date Created

Provenance

Rights

No Known Copyright
This is a rights statement for the compound object consisting of the medieval manuscript leaf and the information card provided by Otto Ege. The leaf has No Copyright in the United States. The card has No Known Copyright. Determination was attempted and based on Ege's death date and possible publication date. It was concluded that the card is probably not in copyright.

Type

Format

Identifier

spc_ege_000104080_10

start date

1200

end date

1299