Psalter, f.7, (194 x 129 mm), 15th century, Alexander Turnbull Library, MSR-01.
Illuminated Manuscripts ~ 15th-century psalter, Alexander Turnbull Library ~ This psalter was copied in England (probably London) in the first quarter of the fifteenth century. It contains eight large decorated initials each one marking a liturgical division of the psalter. The Beatus initial shown here (Psalm 1) is illuminated with gold. The border contains interlinked stems of trumpet-shaped flowers, stamens and acanthus leaves, with two prancing dragons at the lower edge.
Collection
Cover of the Book of the Gospels made of silver; the draperies and the attributes of the applied figures are silver-gilt. Certain other details, like the wings of the angels, the frame mouldings of five roundels, together with the circle of fleur-de-lis cresting (in the centre), are also silver-gilt.
Collection
Cover of the Book of Epistles made of silver, with the draperies and the attributes of all the applied figures are silver-gilt. Certain other details, like the wings of the angels, the crown (above the Madonna's head) and the twisted-rope mouldings on the four roundels (at the corners) are also silver-gilt. In the central niche, the standing figure of the Madonna holds the Christ Child, with both hands, almost horizontally across her body. The Child is not gilded, except for the curls of ...