Paris Psalter
illuminated manuscript of the Book of Psalms
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Summary
Paris Psalter is an illuminated manuscript[1]. It draws 607 Wikipedia views per month (illuminated manuscript category, ranking #24 of 197).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Turkey[3]
- Instance of: psalter[4], manuscript[5]
- Movement: Macedonian Renaissance[6]
- Genre: Byzantine Empire[7]
- Named after: Paris[8]
- Made from material: parchment[9]
- Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France[10]
- Inventory number: Grec 139[11]
- Location: Bibliothèque nationale de France[12], Turkey[13], Istanbul[14]
- Commons category: Paris psalter[15]
- Language of work or name: Ancient Greek[16]
- Catalog code: 1133[17]
- Inception: 901[18], January 1, 950[19]
- Work available at URL: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10515446x[20]
- Location of creation: Constantinople[21]
- Number of pages: 449 standard page[22], 474 page[23]
- Title: Paris Psalter[24]
- Height: 37 cm[25]
- Width: 26 cm[26]
- Time period: Byzantine Empire[27]
- Culture: Byzantine Empire[28]
- IIIF manifest URL: https://gallica.bnf.fr/iiif/ark:/12148/btv1b10515446x/manifest.json[29], https://gallica.bnf.fr/iiif/ark:/12148/btv1b108666165/manifest.json[30]
- Copyright status: public domain[31]
Why It Matters
Paris Psalter has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]