Collection ID: 0016 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Psalter

Other related names

• Cinquegrana, Aurelio, former owner

Call number

87-13-151
(Philadelphia, PA, United States, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Language

Geez

Origin

Place

Ethiopia

Extent

220 x 170mm

Foliation

153 folios

Support

Parchment

Binding

Wooden boards covered with tooled leather

Decoration

Full page illumination of King David on 1v.

Provenance

• Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Cinquegrana, 1987
   

Subjects topical

• Bible. Psalms, I. Ethiopic
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ethiopian
• Ethiopia

Keywords

• Drawing
• Psalter

Licenses

• Text

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  URL

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• Text

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  URL

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Decorations

• fol. 1v — Illumination of King David and three angels
• fol. 2r — Illuminated headpiece
• fol. 16r — Illuminated headpiece
• fol. 23r — String tied in the margin
• fol. 23v — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 34r — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 41r — String tied in the margin
• fol. 41v — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 47v — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 56r — Illuminated headpiece
• fol. 56r — String tied in margin
• fol. 67r — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 67r — String tied in margin
• fol. 80v — Illuminated headpiece
• fol. 80v — String tied in margin
• fol. 92v — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 103v — String tied in the margin
• fol. 106v — String tied in the margin
• fol. 107r — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 112r — String tied in the margin
• fol. 113r — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 118v — String tied in the margin
• fol. 119r — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 131v — String tied in the margin
• fol. 131v — Illuminated text divider
• fol. 138v — String tied in the margin