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Limited edition of 987 numbered copies. 2 vols,comprising facsimile: riginal full calf, gilt, 48 cm, and commentary: cloth, 4to, 39 cm, facsimile: [356] pp, many illuminated, most heightened in gold; Commentary : 292, [1] pp, ills (some colour). A superb full-size, full-colour facsimile reproduction of the 13th/14th century ms. Latin 8846, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (also known as the Anglo-Catalan psalter), together with the English-language commentary volume. Text of the facsimile in in Latin, in three parallel columns which present three different Latin translations of the Psalter: the Psalterium Romanum, the Psalterium Hebraicum, and the Psalterium Gallicanum. With more than 140 miniatures illuminated in gold and 190 decorated initials painted on a gold ground. Contents of the commentary volume include: : Brief description of the manuscript, by Nigel Morgan; The Utrecht psalter and its copies, by Nigel Morgan; The Anglo-Catalan psalter, the Canterbury part, by Nigel Morgan; Ferrer Bassa and the Anglo-Catalan psalter, by Rosa Alcoy; The texts of the Anglo-Catalan psalter, by Klaus Reinhardt; The illustrations of the Anglo-Catalan psalter, by Nigel Morgan, Rosa Alcoy. Bibliography. Also included is the CD issued by the publisher. From " Bibliographic Treasures and Medieval Maps": "This manuscript was illustrated in two different periods: [1] Canterbury, c. 1200- 184 pages. It opens with what Leroquais called the Psalter prologue, consisting of 8 extraordinary, full-page miniatures, and continues with 52 fascinating miniatures at the beginning of each Psalm. Most pages feature decorated initials. [2] Catalonia, c. 1340: from page 185 onwards we find 46 miniatures framed by bright colours and divided into two or three bands each divided into two or three compartments.This section is characterised by the great iconographic freedom of the typological interpretation of both the Psalms and the New Testament prophecies. The architectural and plant details and motifs, and the dress and colour range employed are very homogenous, although certain stylistic variations indicate the participation of different artists from the same workshop. The part painted by Ferrer Bassa was, in all likelihood, commissioned by Peter the Ceremonious." Copy No. 335. Facsimile: Near Fine in the publisher's slipcase, which has some small scratches and is stamped in gilt with the name Robert M. Wilson. Commentary volume and CD both as new in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Seller Inventory # ABE-45058
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