Adoration of the Magi and Massacre of the Innocents, in the Huth Psalter
Description: Named for its donor, the Huth Psalter reveals its origin by listing in its calendar of feasts and litany Saints Hugh, Wilfrid, and John of Beverly?all associated with Lincoln or York. Medieval psalters could be used publicly in the liturgy or privately as a prayer book, with decoration, calendar and added prayers tailored for the use of an individual or community. Unusual features of its illumination give vivid impressions of contemporary concerns and devotional practices. A picture presents two episodes in the childhood of Christ. At the top, an elegant portrayal of the Magi juxtaposes the wise men?s lively display of luxurious gifts with the serene Virgin who holds the saviour king and his golden globe. Below, another arcade contains a depiction of the Massacre of Innocents. Backed by the devil and wielding a gigantic sword, Herod commands soldiers in medieval armour. Surmounting a triangle of pleading mothers and hacking soldiers, a baby?s impaled body heightens the gruesome consequence.
Date: [1280]
Date of creation: after 1280
Type: StillImage; Illuminated Manuscript
Format: jpeg; 23.7; 14.5; Centimetres; Ink and pigments on vellum
Subject: Lincolnshire; Yorkshire, lay, devotional, Jews, prayerbook, gothic; Manuscripts, medieval -- Great Britain; 091
Identifier: 011ADD000038116U00010000; Additional MS 38116
Is part of: Illuminated Manuscripts. Collect Britain
Rights: Copyright © British Library Board
Data provider: The British Library
Provider: The European Library
Providing country: United Kingdom
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