cma-medieval-art: Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Flight Into Egypt, c. 1260, Cleveland Museum of Art:
cma-medieval-art: Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Flight Into Egypt, c. 1260, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtTraditional 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: 11.6 x 8.3 cm (4 9/16 x 3 ¼ in.)Medium: tempera and burnished gold on vellumhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1953.145.6 -- source link
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