Framed Prints
Framed Print of MS 293b
Illuminated manuscript cutting. Collage with historiated initial and border from a Choir Psalter. Maker and Production: Avila. Illumination, parchment and gold, circa 1482- circa 1492.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 356 x 376 mm, collage made up of initial (248 x 270 mm) and two border fragments, formerly pasted on cardboard, which has been partially removed to reveal six lines of fragmentary text. CONTENTS: The initial D would have introduced Psalm 114, Dilexi quoniam exaudiet dominus, the first psalm for Monday Vespers; on reverse partially legible fragment of the Magnificat, Luke 1:48-51, quia respexit humilitatem [ancillae suae]. Ecce enim ex hoc beatam [me dicent] omnes generationes. Quia [fecit mihi mag]na qui potens est et sanctum [nomen eius]. Et misericordia eius a (sic) progenies [et progenies] timentibus eum. Fecit. DECORATION: Historiated initial formed of stylized acanthus and pearls, surrounded by foliage, grotesques and putti on gold ground, and enclosed within composite floral and acanthus borders containing birds, animals, grotesques, and the devices of Ferdinand and Isabella, the yoke and the bundle of arrows respectively: Ps. 114, [D, 6 ll.] Personification of Hope as a crowned maiden, standing on pillar, holding scroll inscribed Sperate in eo omnis congregatio populi (Ps. 61:9), and accompanied by seven crowned maidens holding scrolls inscribed with garbled verses from Ps. 115, 119 and 120, partial inscription alongside frame, NIO N VIDEMUS SPE.
Notes: Two collages with historiated initials and borders from a Choir Psalter: MSS 293a and 293b These initials once belonged to a Choir Psalter, which was part of the set of Choir books made for the royal monastery of St Thomas in Avila, founded by Hernan Nunez Arnalte, secretary and treasurer of Ferdinand and Isabella. © Photo: © Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK / Bridgeman Images
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Media ID 38712536
Acanthus Collage Crowned Cutting Fitz Mspb Foliate Foliated Gold Leaf Grotesque Historiated Initial Illumination Manuscript Inhabited Initial Inscribed Inscriptions Maidens Margin Marginalia Parchment Pearls Personification Personified Pillar Psalter Psaltery Putti Scrolls Wf Adok Wf Kwd Wf Opac Wf Opac Pending
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 22.1cm x 19.3cm (8.7" x 7.6")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
