St. Alban’s Psalter

ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Salterio di St. Albans; Salterio di Sant’Albano; St. Alban’s Psalter; Psalter of Christina of Markyate; Psautier de Saint-Alban; Albani-Psalter; Psalter von St. Albans; Psalter der Christina von Markyate; Salterio de San Albano; Albanus Psalter; Psałterz z St Albans.
CURRENT LOCATION
Germany, Hildesheim, Dombibliothek Hildesheim, MS St. God. 1.
Germany, Cologne, Museum Schnütgen, Inv. No. M694.
FACSIMILE EDITION
Il Salterio di St. Albans: Treccani (Rome, 2007). Full-size colour reproduction of all the fragments of the original document which once formed a single document: the facsimile reproduces as close as possible the codicological characteristics of the original document; the binding might not correspond to that of the original document as it appears at the present moment. Limited edition: 1125 copies. Commentary: Italian. Slipcase. Facsimile in co-edition with Eikon Editores (Madrid, 2007) and Müller und Schindler (Simbach am Inn, 2007).
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St. Alban’s Psalter

ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Salterio di St. Albans; Salterio di Sant’Albano; St. Alban’s Psalter; Psalter of Christina of Markyate; Psautier de Saint-Alban; Albani-Psalter; Psalter von St. Albans; Psalter der Christina von Markyate; Salterio de San Albano; Albanus Psalter; Psałterz z St Albans.
CURRENT LOCATION
Germany, Hildesheim, Dombibliothek Hildesheim, MS St. God. 1.
Germany, Cologne, Museum Schnütgen, Inv. No. M694.
FACSIMILE EDITION
Il Salterio di St. Albans: Treccani (Rome, 2007). Full-size colour reproduction of all the fragments of the original document which once formed a single document: the facsimile reproduces as close as possible the codicological characteristics of the original document; the binding might not correspond to that of the original document as it appears at the present moment. Limited edition: 1125 copies. Commentary: Italian. Slipcase. Facsimile in co-edition with Eikon Editores (Madrid, 2007) and Müller und Schindler (Simbach am Inn, 2007).
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Category:
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

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