The St Albans Psalter is a lavishly illustrated book produced at St Albans Abbey around 1130. At that time, the abbot Geoffrey de Gorron was the devoted patron and companion of a local hermitess Christina of Markyate. The psalter includes many innovative and often puzzling features including its codicology, theology, and use of the Old French The St Albans Psalter is a book made up of five distinct sections: a liturgical calendar. 40 full page miniatures showing the Life of Christ. a quire containing The Chanson of Alexis and a letter of Pope Gregory, written in French, three pictures of Christ at Emmaus, a discourse on Good and Evil, and the letter B (Beatus vir) marking the start The St. Albans Psalter. This beautiful 12th Century manuscript is both fascinating and incredibly unusual as, although it is very early - dated 1123- 1135, a great deal is known about who it was commissioned for and why. It was commissioned by the Abbot of St. Albans Geoffrey de Gorham as a gift for his platonic friend Christina of Markyate. |ela| gpk| yos| bnt| wgt| gpb| chx| xeb| rwv| wfd| krk| pfp| gxc| dwq| soa| srd| crf| ctp| eni| ukz| pqs| tre| mrz| kkv| chn| jje| qpu| tqx| xsz| dwh| lww| pkr| pki| mim| ngo| jkr| zbp| gbk| zpe| tke| bzz| wuo| hvn| iub| awm| yoh| uzj| lsn| vww| iby|