#mscodex1057

[upennmanuscripts]

Canine conversations, fol. 16r, Ms. Codex 1057 (Ferial psalter).

Manuscript description and digital images can be found here at OPenn.

[upennmanuscripts]

So long as you’re a hybrid monstrosity who is a third man, a third dragon, and a third climbing vine, I suppose curling up in an initial is a cozy way to spend your time. The grotesque on fol. 182v of Ms. Codex 1057 seems content enough-- or as content as a grotesque can ever seem. It’s not an easy job.

Manuscript description and digital images can be found here at OPenn.

[upennmanuscripts]

The Ferial psalter (Ms. Codex 1057) makes a return visit, this time to show off the historiated initial on fol. 15v. The primary colors used and the drollery on the borders make for a very different sort of aesthetic effect from what you’d get with Ms. Codex 825-- but you’re both beautiful! I love you both equally.

Manuscript description and digital images can be found here at OPenn.

[upennmanuscripts]

These grotesques on the bottom of fol. 182v of Ms. Codex 1057 -- our beloved Ferial psalter -- have met on a narrow bridge and are either hailing each other or about to get into a slap fight. That’s the life of a grotesque for you, one moment you think you’re greeting an old friend and then the next thing you know, you’re flailing your arms at each other in a fight to the death.

Manuscript description and digital images can be found here on the Penn Libraries website.