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The Ormesby Psalter - Patrons and Artists in Medieval East Anglia (Paperback)
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The Ormesby Psalter - Patrons and Artists in Medieval East Anglia (Paperback)
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The Ormesby Psalter is perhaps the most magnificent yet enigmatic
of the great Gothic psalters produced in East Anglia in the first
half of the fourteenth century. Its pages boast a wealth of
decoration picked out in rich colours and burnished gold, and its
margins are inhabited by a vibrant crew of beasts, birds and
insects. Fantastic imagery proliferates: musicians, mermaids,
lovers and warriors are juxtaposed with scenes from everyday life,
from chivalric legend, and from folk-tales, fables and riddles. The
psalter takes its name from Robert of Ormesby, subprior at Norwich
Cathedral Priory in the 1330s. He was not the first owner, however,
and it has long been acknowledged that the writing, decoration and
binding of the book took place in a series of distinct phases from
the late thirteenth to the mid-fourteenth century. The final result
was the work of four or five scribes and up to seven illuminators
and its pages show a panorama of stylistic development. Unravelling
its complexities has sometimes been thought to hold the key to
understanding the 'East Anglian School', a group of large, luxury
manuscripts connected with Norwich Cathedral and Norfolk churches
and patrons. This book casts an entirely new light on its history,
not only clarifying and dating the successive phases of production,
but associating the main work on the manuscript with the patronage
of John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, one of the greatest magnates of
the time. It is extensively illustrated with full-page colour
reproductions of the manuscript's main decorated folios, as well as
many smaller initials and numerous comparative illustrations.
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