St. Albans and the Markyate Psalter: Seeing and Reading in Twelfth-Century England
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. Heralded as a high point of English Romanesque illumination, the manuscript contains the Chanson de St. Alexis. Leading scholars of twelfth-century manuscript studies explore the Psalter, understanding it through new methodologies, pursuing innovative lines of inquiry. The collection shines fresh light on a well-known manuscript, and broadens the discourse about the book and its readers.
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St. Albans and the Markyate Psalter: Seeing and Reading in Twelfth-Century England
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. Heralded as a high point of English Romanesque illumination, the manuscript contains the Chanson de St. Alexis. Leading scholars of twelfth-century manuscript studies explore the Psalter, understanding it through new methodologies, pursuing innovative lines of inquiry. The collection shines fresh light on a well-known manuscript, and broadens the discourse about the book and its readers.
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St. Albans and the Markyate Psalter: Seeing and Reading in Twelfth-Century England

St. Albans and the Markyate Psalter: Seeing and Reading in Twelfth-Century England

St. Albans and the Markyate Psalter: Seeing and Reading in Twelfth-Century England

St. Albans and the Markyate Psalter: Seeing and Reading in Twelfth-Century England

Overview

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. Heralded as a high point of English Romanesque illumination, the manuscript contains the Chanson de St. Alexis. Leading scholars of twelfth-century manuscript studies explore the Psalter, understanding it through new methodologies, pursuing innovative lines of inquiry. The collection shines fresh light on a well-known manuscript, and broadens the discourse about the book and its readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781580442589
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date: 11/15/2017
Series: Studies in Iconography: Themes and Variations , #2
Pages: 392
Product dimensions: 8.27(w) x 10.24(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kristen Collins is associate curator in the Department of Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Matthew Fisher is associate professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations Illustrations Introduction by Kristen Collins and Matthew Fisher Saint Anselm's "Grand Tour" and the Full-Page Picture Cycle in the Markyate Psalter by T. A. Heslop The Patronage and Ownership of the Markyate Psalter by Nigel Morgan Handling the Letter by Aden Kumler The Repainting of Psalm 101 and Meaningful Change in the Markyate Psalter by Kristen Collins and Nancy Turner Voicing the Psalms in the Markyate Psalter: Devotional Experience and Experiments with Images and Words by Kerry Boeye Intercessory Prayer and the Initials of the Markyate Psalter by Rachel Koopmans La Vie de Saint Alexis and the Alexis Quire in the Crusading Context by Zrinka Stahuljak The Psalmist and the Saint: David, Alexis, and the Construction of Meaning in a Twelfth-Century Composite Manuscript by Kathryn Gerry Blindness and Insight, Seeing and Believing: Reading Two Emmaus Sequences from St. Albans by Morgan Powell Praying with Pictures in the Gough Psalter by Martin Kauffmann Madness and Innocence: Reading the Infancy Cycle of a Romanesque Vita Christi by Kristen Collins The St. Alban's Psalter Monograph of 1960: Fifty Years Later by J. J. G. Alexander
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