The Psalter (GKS 1605 4°) is a medieval illuminated manuscript, a psalter made in Flanders c. 1500–35. It belongs to the Royal Library, Denmark. The quality of its illuminations has been described as "unique".[1]
The origins of the book are not known, though it may have been commissioned by Isabella of Austria, wife of Christian II of Denmark.[2] It was probably illuminated by a follower of Gerard Horenbout and the scribe may have been one Anthonius van Damme, active in Bruges.[2] It contains 150 psalms as well as other hymns, as well as minor texts and illustrations.[1] The book was unexpectedly discovered in Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen in 1781, in a chest which had remained unopened for more than a hundred years.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Petersen, Erik. "GKS 1605 4°: Psalterium". Royal Library, Denmark.
- ^ a b c Drigsdahl, Erik. "Psalterium, Bruges and Ghent c.1520–1525". CHD Center for Håndskriftstudier i Danmark. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.