Sujet
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: A Fool Rebuked by God, c. 1300-1320. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: A Fool Rebuked by God, c. 1300-1320. The decorative marginal outgrowths, or extenders, of this initial include an assortment of drolleries?grotesque, often hybridized little figures that typically engage in amusing and diversionary activities. Drolleries are often shown playing musical instruments. Here one may be seen playing a vielle , an early stringed instrument played with a bow. The profusion of drolleries and whimsical marginalia in illuminated manuscripts, especially psalters, became increasingly popular around 1300, a phenomenon that has been much analyzed by scholars. Probably produced for a pious lay clientele, the margins of these tiny psalters are filled with endlessly varied and often highly animated animals, persons of every occupation (including clerics), hybrids, and monsters. Their function was often satirical and was clearly meant to amuse and give enjoyment. They may have also functioned as a kind of visual cue, enabling a book's user to locate specific pages and texts.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F91_087
Model release
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Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38,5Mo (3,7Mo) / 26,8cm x 36,0cm / 3169 x 4247 (300dpi)