Miniature from a Psalter

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Illuminated manuscript. Miniature from a Psalter. William de Brailes (English). One of six miniatures from a Psalter. Gothic bookhand (textualis). Parchment, miniature including corner medallions 213 x 135 mm (frame excluding medallions 194 x 117 mm), inlaid in a modern parchment leaf 250 x 170 mm, c.1230-1250. DECORATION: Full-page miniature on gold ground ornamented with incised patterns, punched dots and red painted dots, featuring two mandorlas on a red diapered ground, with blue inner frame ornamented in black with red dots, and gold outer frame outlined in black: Christ in Majesty (above) enthroned, trampling on a lion and a dragon, surrounded by Evangelistsâ symbols in medallions: seated angel with scroll MATHEUS, eagle with scroll IOHANES, lion with scroll M[A]RCUS and ox with scroll LUCAS, and King David (below) enthroned, playing the harp, accompanied by two musicians (one with a viol and the other a psaltery), depicted in two medallions in the lower border.
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