cma-medieval-art: Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Ascension, c. 1260, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medi
cma-medieval-art: Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Ascension, c. 1260, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval Art Traditional locations within manuscript psalters were designated by decorated initials or, as is the case here, full-page miniatures. These locations marked the major divisions of the psalms as used in the daily office. The extraordinary quality of these miniatures suggests they once decorated a deluxe psalter made for a wealthy or aristocratic patron, possibly a cleric.Size: Sheet: 11.9 x 8.6 cm (4 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)Medium: tempera and burnished gold on vellumhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1953.145.2 -- source link
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