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Mermaids And An Acrobatic Monkey, In The 'Alphonso' Psalter
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Heraldry on the first page of the Psalms text
strongly suggests that this Psalter was commissioned by King Edward
I for the marriage of his son Alphonso, to Margaret, daughter of
Florent V, Count of Holland, which was to take place in 1284.
Alphonso died before the wedding, however, and the decoration of
the manuscript was left incomplete. Additions were made in the
early 14th century, probably before 1316. This page sparkles with
gold, and features such as the scales of the large mermaid in the
lower margin would originally have also sparkled with silver. But
from exposure to air, the silver has now oxidised and turned almost
black.
Title: Mermaids And An Acrobatic Monkey, In The 'Alphonso'
Psalter
Description:
Heraldry on the first page of the Psalms text
strongly suggests that this Psalter was commissioned by King Edward
I for the marriage of his son Alphonso, to Margaret, daughter of
Florent V, Count of Holland, which was to take place in 1284.
Alphonso died before the wedding, however, and the decoration of
the manuscript was left incomplete.
Additions were made in the
early 14th century, probably before 1316.
This page sparkles with
gold, and features such as the scales of the large mermaid in the
lower margin would originally have also sparkled with silver.
But
from exposure to air, the silver has now oxidised and turned almost
black.
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