Document Type
Edited Collection
Description
One of the most compelling and provocative books of twelfth-century England, the Markyate Psalter was probably produced at St. Albans Abbey between 1120 and 1140. The manuscript has been known by many names: the St. Albans Psalter, the Albani Psalter, the Hildesheim Psalter, and the Psalter of Christina of Markyate. Heralded as a high point of English Romanesque illumination, the manuscript contains the earliest known copy of the saint's life known as Chanson de St. Alexis. This volume explores the manuscript's many contexts, reading its texts and images amidst the rising internationalism of the period, marked by the circulation of objects, ideas, and peoples. Some of the leading scholars of twelfth-century manuscript studies here explore the Markyate Psalter, understanding it through new methodologies, pursuing innovative lines of inquiry. The collection shines fresh light on a well-known manuscript, and promises to open important lines of discourse about the book and its readers.
Publication Date
11-15-2017
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
City
Kalamazoo
ISBN
9781580442589
Keywords
Illumination, Romanesque; Crusades; St. Albans Psalter; Christina of Markyate; Medieval Manuscripts
Disciplines
Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture | Medieval Studies
Citation for Published Book
Collins, Kristen and Matthew Fisher, eds. St. Albans and the Markyate Psalter: Seeing and Reading in Twelfth-Century England. Kalamazoo, MI: Medieval Institute Publications, 2017.
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Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons, Medieval Studies Commons
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