FEATURES – Codex on parchment, 276 x 184 mm, 422 pp.
ORIGIN – United Kingdom: St Albans Cathedral.
CHRONOLOGY – 12th century: 1123-1135.
PATRONAGE AND OWNERS – The manuscript was commissioned by Geoffrey de Gorham, Abbot of St Albans Abbey. It belonged to Christina of Markyate.
GENRE – Christianity; Liturgical books.
CONTENTS – Psalter, Chanson de St. Alexis, Letter of Pope Gregory I to Serenus on the use of images.
LANGUAGE – Latin; French.
SCRIPT – Gothic.
DECORATION – 46 full-page miniatures, 214 historiated initials.
ARTIST – Alexis Master.
STYLE – Romanesque.
Alban’s, Alban’s
Sant’Albano, Sant’Albano