Utrecht PsalterCall Number: Special Coll Rare (oversize) -- BX2033.A35 U86 1982
Publication Date: Rheims, France, circa 820-40
Utrecht, Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht, MS 32
The Utrecht Psalter is one of the most famous manuscripts produced at Rheims, the best-known center for Carolingian book production. It’s many sketchy drawings harken back to classical and Byzantine art due to the many-figure compositions and narrative quality of the scenes. Scholars have termed the period in Frankish art when artists incorporated classical conventions as the “Carolingian Renaissance.”
High Quality Color Facsimile with German Commentary