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Psalter and prayerbook of Ferdinand I of Aragon, King of Naples.

Accession number
MS M.541
Object title
Psalter and prayerbook of Ferdinand I of Aragon, King of Naples.
Display Date
15th century.
Created
Naples, Italy, 15th century.
Binding
French or Italian pink morocco over boards.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1910.
Description
54 leaves (1 column, 14 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 160 x 120 mm
Provenance
Made for Ferdinand I of Aragon, King of Naples (1423-1494), arms and emblems on fol. 1 and 5; Marchese Gerolamo d'Adda (bookplate on inside front cover); Charles Fairfax Murray; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Tedeschi in 1910; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. psalter; written and illuminated in Naples, Italy, in the late 15th century.
A psalter of the type known as an abbreviated psalter or a Psalter of Saint Jerome.
Scribe: Gioacchino di Giovanni (Ioachinus de Gigantibus).
Decoration: 2 full-page border illuminations with inhabited white vine decoration, 1 historiated initial, 12 white vine initials, 2 border medallions with armorial motifs of Ferdinand I, King of Naples (motto: probanda; motifs are a mountain of diamonds and ermine with scroll lettered: probanda).
Artist: Gioacchino di Giovanni (Ioachinus de Gigantibus).
Script
Roman capitals and humanistic script
Language
Latin
Century
Classification