03 — ARTWORK
Fécamp Psalter
- MEDIUM
- Manuscript (76 F 13), 155 x 120 mm
- TYPE
- Religious
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Fécamp PsalterA manuscript (particularly one for liturgical use) or a printed book containing the text of the Psalms. The great popularity and copious illustration of the psalter make it the most important illuminated book from the 11th to the 14th centuries. Thereafter the Book of Hours became the most important channel for illuminations. c. 1180 Manuscriptcollective term for books or other documents written by hand; in a specific sense, the hand-written medieval book, the Codex manuscriptus, often ornamented with decorative borders, illuminated initials and miniatures, and containing works of ancient philosophy or scholarly, ecclesiastical, and literary texts. Manuscripts were usually produced on commission. At first the scriptoria (writing rooms) of monasteries transcribed the contents of famous manuscripts and made copies. Monastic communities in the Netherlands and northern Germany began producing manuscripts around 1383/84. Flanders, Burgundy, and in particular Paris became major centres for the mass production of breviaries (prayer books) and Books of Hours. (76 F 13), 155 x 120 mm Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague
The miniatureTerm originally applied to the art of manuscript illumination but later used of paintings, usually portraits, executed on a very small scale. The earliest miniaturists (16th century) continued to use the materials of the illuminators, painting in gouache on vellum or card. for the month of October on folio 10v represents in the upper zone a peasant man sowing and a peasant woman spinning. In the lower zone a peasant guides a horse-drawn harrow, with sharp spikes to break up the soil.
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title = {Fécamp Psalter by MINIATURIST, French},
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date = {2026-09-13},
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