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Psalter of St Margaret of the House
1259-61 Illumination on parchment Herzog-August-Bibliothek, Wolfenb?ttel Similarly to other Psalters, the first initial B of the text of the first psalm is the most beautifully decorated lettes of the manuscript. In the upper part the half-figure of Christ, in the lower King David palying the harph can be seen. The Hungarian miniaturist alloyed Byzantine, Romanesque elements reaching an individual style. The first owner of the codex was Margaret, daughter of King B?la IV, a nun later canonized. Artist: MINIATURIST, Hungarian , Psalter of St Margaret of the House ?rp?d , 1251-1300 , Hungarian , illumination , religious
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