id:			152845
accession number:	1985.82
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.82
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:29.453000

Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea] with Samuel Anointing David, c. 1270–1290. Northeastern France, 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 26.1 x 19.3 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1985.82

title:				Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea] with Samuel Anointing David
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creation date:			c. 1270–1290
creation date earliest:		1270
creation date latest:		1290
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Northeastern France, 13th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 26.1 x 19.3 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art
	opening date:   1993-09-25T04:00:00
	<i>The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 19, 1993).

	title:		Illuminated Manuscripts
	opening date:   2004-10-10T00:00:00
	<i>Illuminated Manuscripts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).

	title:		The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   2010-11-06T00:00:00
	<i>The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).

	title:		Devotion and Leaning in the Middle Ages- (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2017-12-04T05:00:00
	<i>Devotion and Leaning in the Middle Ages- (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"

* Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"

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This historiated initial serves as a visual lead to Psalm 26, which begins with the last two lines of the page: <em>Dominus illuminatio mea</em> (The Lord is my light). By setting the body of the initial against a blue diapered (patterned) background for chromatic effect, the artist observed the latest fashion in book illumination.
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