St. Albans and the Markyate Psalter: Seeing and Reading in Twelfth-Century England (Studies in Iconography: Themes and Variations)

Synopsis

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 Opens Important Lines Of Discourse About The Book And Its Readers. Introduction / Kristen Collins And Matthew Fisher -- Saint Anselm's Grand Tour And The Full-page Picture Cycle In The Markyate Psalter / T.a. Heslop -- The Patronage And Ownership Of The Markyate Psalter / Nigel Morgan -- Handling The Letter / Aden Kumler -- The Repainting Of Psalm 101 And Meaningful Change In The Markyate Psalter / Kristen Collins And Nancy K. Turner -- Voicing The Psalms In The Markyate Psalter: Devotional Experience And Experiments With Images And Words / Kerry Boeye -- Intercessory Prayer And The Initials Of The Markyate Psalter / Rachel Koopmans -- La Vie De Saint Alexis And The Alexis Quire In The Crusading Context / Zrinka Stahuljak -- The Psalmist And The Saint: David, Alexis, And The Construction Of Meaning In A Twelfth-century Composite Manuscript / Kathryn Gerry -- Blindness And Insight, Seeing And Believing: Reading Two Emmaus Sequences From St. Albans / Morgan Powell -- Praying With Pictures In The Gough Psalter / Martin Kauffmann -- Madness And Innocence: Reading The Infancy Cycle Of A Romanesque Vita Christi / Kristen Collins -- The St. Albans Psalter Monograph Of 1960: Fifty Years Later / J.j.g. Alexander. Edited By Kristen Collins And Matthew Fisher. These Essays Were Born As Papers Delivered At Seeing And Reading In Twelfth Century England, A Symposium Held Jointly At The J. Paul Getty Museum And The University Of California, Los Angeles In 2014, In Conjunction With The Exhibition Canterbury And St. Albans: Treasures From Church And Cloister. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.