These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Miniature from a Psalter
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, fragment 153 x 100 mm, miniature 133 x 80 mm, blank on reverse
DECORATION: Full-page miniature on burnished gold ground with blue and pink frame with gold corner pieces: Temptation with seated Christ approached by devil with horns, cloven hoofs and hook.
History note: Pierre-Henri Gélis Didot (1853-1902); his sale, Paris, 12-13 April 1897, lot 41; Charles Brinsley Marlay (1831-1912); his bequest, 1912.
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
13th Century, Mid
Production date:
circa
AD 1250
Miniature
Height 133 mm
Width 80 mm
Parchment
Height 153 mm
Width 100 mm
Accession number: Marlay cutting Fr. 1A.3
Primary reference Number: 209263
Project ID: 5274
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
Mirador deep zoom
IIIF Manifest
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Miniature from a Psalter" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/209263 Accessed: 2024-11-22 06:34:04
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/209263
|title=Miniature from a Psalter
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 06:34:04|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-209263
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/570/401/large_Marlay_cutting_Fr__1A_3_1_201402_mfj22_mas.jpg"
alt="Miniature from a Psalter"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Miniature from a Psalter</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
