Description:
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift
BSB-Provenienz: Salzburg, Nonnberg
Codex initialibus pictis vel auratis, figuris et imaginibus (11)
ornatus manibus valde tritus Extent:
167 Bl. - Pergament Abstract:
Englische Version: This psalter originated in the Upper Rhine
region in around 1250-60. It exemplifies the art of representing
saints within psalter initials. Because the saints are not
accompanied by descriptions, only a few of those portrayed can be
identified with certainty based on their attributes, such as Saint
Catherine holding her wheel and Saint George slaying the dragon. In
accordance with tradition, David is displayed with his harp inside
the initial at the beginning of the psalter; above him is the
symbol of the Holy Spirit, the dove. Gold and silver majuscules on
blue or rose ground, decorated with fine white ornament, mark the
beginning of each psalm or canticle. A multitude of motifs in red
and blue ink drawings are woven into fill patterns at the end of
the lines throughout the whole manuscript. Besides a variety of
leaf and tendril motifs there are birds, fish, dragons, angel
heads, and many other subjects. Over the course of the centuries,
this magnificent psalter was housed in several places: it belonged
to both the Cistercian monastery of Stams in the Tirol and the
Benedictine nunnery in Salzburg before coming to the Bavarian State
Library, where it is now preserved. Subjects:
Austria
around 1250-1260
Österreich Publication Statement:
[S.l.] Bistum Basel (oder Konstanz) um 1250 - 1260
