Title: Bifolio From a High Grade Illuminated Psalter, In Latin, Flanders, Circa 1210-1240. Beginning With Psalm 118:155. Folios 96 and 99. Illuminated Manuscript on Parchment
Condition: Very Good
An early 13th century leaf from a high grade illuminated Psalter, produced in Flanders, Belgium. The text is written in Latin and is a gothic rotunda. There are four three-line illuminated initial against red and blue, joined with beautifully illuminated one-sided bar borders (one of them is two-sided) against red and blue, with the other initials in the bar brightly illuminated, and several line fillers.
The text itself starts from Psalm 118:155, beginning with “[ju]stificationes tuas non exquisierunt”, and continues onwards disjointedly.
These leaves are written in an 18-line format.
Two illuminated leaves on parchment, 12.5 x 9 cm
These leaves are in very good shape, with some browning and ink staining to the edges, and a few minor stains not affecting text, and slight wear to the edges.