Saint Elizabeth Psalter

MS 137 Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cividale del Friuli (Cividale del Friuli, Italy)

Salterio di Santa Elisabetta : Facsimile del Ms. CXXXVII del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cividale del Friuli Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

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Saint Elizabeth Psalter

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Alternative Titles: Elisabeth-Psalter
Salterio di Santa Elisabetta
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 346 pages / 22.5 × 17.0 cm
Origin: Germany
Date: 1201–1208
Epochs: High Middle Ages
Style: Romanesque
Genre: Psalters
Language: Latin
Script: Gothic Textura
Illustrations: 12 illuminated calendar pages, 15 full-page and 7 smaller miniatures, 4 sumptuous incipit pages, 6 richly illuminated text pages, 3 historiated initials, 1 inhabited initial, 1 full-page decorated initial, numerous smaller decorated initials
Patron: Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Sophia of Wittelsbach
Previous Owners: Probably Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

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#1 Salterio di Santa Elisabetta : Facsimile del Ms. CXXXVII del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cividale del Friuli

Lito Immagine Editore – Udine, 2022

Publisher: Lito Immagine Editore – Udine, 2022

Limited Edition: 1000 copies

Binding: Red velvet binding

Commentary: 1 volume by Claudio Barberi
Language: Italian

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding. Published under the patronage of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Regional Superintendence for Cultural Heritage and Activities Friuli Venezia Giulia.

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