Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Boarder with Carnations, a Thistle, and a Cook Ladling Soup (verso), c. 1524. Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century. Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: x cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.). This leaf and others from the collection were excised from the same prayer book. They reveal the charm of secular decoration such as satyrs or domestic activities like cooking. Such details would have been a sumptuous delight to the original owner. The original book was a highly personalized volume apparently written and illuminated in North Ger
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Boarder with Carnations, a Thistle, and a Cook Ladling Soup (verso), c. 1524. Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century. Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: x cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.). This leaf and others from the collection were excised from the same prayer book. They reveal the charm of secular decoration such as satyrs or domestic activities like cooking. Such details would have been a sumptuous delight to the original owner. The original book was a highly personalized volume apparently written and illuminated in North Germany as suggested by internal textual references. The prominent inclusion of Saint Godehard (died 1038), Bishop of Hildesheim, in the calendar (not visible) would suggest that the manuscript was produced in that city.
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