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This is a fascinating look at one of the world's most important and renowned 12th-century manuscripts. The St. Albans Psalter is one of the most important, famous, and puzzling books produced in 12th-century England. It was probably created between 1120 and 1140 at St. Albans Abbey. The manuscript's powerfully drawn figures and saturated colours are distinct from those in previous Anglo-Saxon painting and signal the arrival of the Romanesque style of illumination in England. Although most 12th-century prayer books were not illustrated, the St. Albans Psalter includes more than 40 full-page illuminations and over 200 historiated initials. Decorated with gold and precious colours, the psalter offers a display unparalleled by any other English manuscript to survive from the time. In 2012, scholars conservators, and scientists at the J. Paul Getty Musesum conducted a close examination of the Psalter, gathering new evidence challenging several prevailing assumptions about this richly illustrated manuscript.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: St. Albans Psalter - Painting and Prayer in Medieval England
• Author: Kristen Collins
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104
• EAN: 9781606061459
• ISBN: 1606061453
• ID: 02399482
• Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
• Weight: 498 g
• Dimensions: 276 × 198 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. September 2013

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