Illuminated Psalter Manuscripts
Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College Lectures
Illuminated Psalter Manuscripts
May 29, 2012
Gresham College
Psalters containing the 150 Psalms were immensely popular medieval manuscripts, used by a wide array of patrons for liturgical, scholastic and devotional purposes. This lecture explores how the Psalms inspired a rich tradition of literal, historical and interpretative illustration, from the 9th to the 14th centuries, across Europe.

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