St. Albans Psalter Painting and Prayer in Medieval England

Name: St. Albans Psalter Painting and Prayer in Medieval England
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ISBN: 9781606061459

ISBN-10: 1606061453

ISBN-13: 9781606061459

Edition: 2013

Authors: Kristen Collins, Peter Kidd, Nancy K. Turner

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The St. Albans Psalter is one of the most important, famous, and puzzling books produced in twelfth-century England. It was probably created between 1120 and 1140 at St. Albans Abbey, located on the site where Alban, Englands first saint, was martyred. The manuscripts powerfully drawn figures and saturated colors are distinct from those in previous Anglo-Saxon painting and signal the arrival of the Romanesque style of illumination in England. Although most twelfth-century prayer books were not illustrated, the St. Albans Psalter includes more than 40 fullpage illuminations and over 200 historiated initials. Decorated with gold and precious colors, the psalter offers a display unparalleled…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Getty Publications
Publication date: 9/20/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 104
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.87" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English