Description:
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift
BSB-Provenienz: Polling, Augustinerchorherren
1v: 1 Miniatur: hervorragend gemaltes Wappen
Altsignatur: Codcpict 42 Extent:
175 Bl. - Pergament Alternative Title:
Cod.c.pict. 42 Abstract:
Englische Version: Originating in southwestern Germany after 1235,
this marvelous psalter was long preserved in the monastery of
Polling, Upper Bavaria, before it entered the collections of the
Bavarian State Library. It is especially remarkable for the
extensive cycle of biblical scenes that precedes the text of the
psalter. Four representations taken from the life of Adam and Eve
are followed by scenes from the New Testament, beginning with the
Annunciation and with a Majestas domini (Glory of the Lord),
surrounded by evangelist symbols at the end. The view of Christ
descending to hell in the upper pictorial area and that of the king
of hell in chains in the lower picture field are particularly
impressive. The paragraphs within the text of the psalter are
marked by lavish initials in bright gouache opaque water colors on
a golden ground surrounded by a frame. The initial at the beginning
of the text of the psalter, the tendrils of which are peopled by
human figures, stands out for its complexity and lively
details. Subjects:
Deutschland
after 1235
Germany Publication Statement:
[S.l.] Südwestdeutschland nach 1235
