Flemish Psalter
Artist/Maker: Unknown
Culture: Flemish
Place: Bruges (possibly), Belgium
Date: mid-1200s
Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment bound between pasteboard covered with black morocco
Dimensions: Leaf: 23.5 × 16.5 cm (9 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.) The Getty Museum Collection
A Man Warming by a Fire
A Man Warming by a Fire; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 3
The Presentation in the Temple
The Presentation in the Temple; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 3v
Men Pruning Trees
Men Pruning Trees; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 4
A Man Holding Branches
A Man Holding Branches; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 4v
A Man Hawking
A Man Hawking; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 5
Gathering Twigs
Gathering Twigs; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 5v
Men Mowing
Men Mowing; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 6
Men Reaping
Men Reaping; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 6v
Men Harvesting Grapes
Men Harvesting Grapes; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 7
A Man Sowing
A Man Sowing; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 7v
A Man Knocking Acorns from a Tree
A Man Knocking Acorns from a Tree; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 8
Baking Bread
Baking Bread; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 8v
The Annunciation
The Annunciation; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 9v
The Nativity
The Nativity; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 10v
The Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Magi; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 11v
The Flagellation
The Flagellation; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 12v
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 13v
The Women at the Tomb
The Women at the Tomb; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 14v
Christ in Majesty Surrounded by the Symbols of the Four Evangelists
Christ in Majesty Surrounded by the Symbols of the Four Evangelists; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 15v
Initial B: David Playing the Harp for Saul and David and Goliath
Initial B: David Playing the Harp for Saul and David and Goliath; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 16v
Initial D: Judas Receiving the Thirty Pieces of Silver
Initial D: Judas Receiving the Thirty Pieces of Silver; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 39
Initial D: The Betrayal of Christ
Initial D: The Betrayal of Christ; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 52
Initial Q: Christ before Pilate
Initial Q: Christ before Pilate; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 63v
Initial D: The Way to Calvary
Initial D: The Way to Calvary; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 64v
Initial S: The Deposition
Initial S: The Deposition; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 77
Initial E: Judas's Suicide
Initial E: Judas's Suicide; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 92
Initial C: The Entombment
Initial C: The Entombment; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 107v
Initial D: The Harrowing of Hell
Initial D: The Harrowing of Hell; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 110
Initial D: The Ascension
Initial D: The Ascension; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 123v
Inhabited Initial D; Inhabited Initial C
Inhabited Initial D; Inhabited Initial C; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 27
Decorated Initial E
Decorated Initial E; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 70v
Decorated Initial V; Decorated Initial P
Decorated Initial V; Decorated Initial P; Unknown; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Ms. 14, fol. 136v