12th-Century Latin Psalter Leaf – Italy, c. 1150 – Early Gothic Script

This rare and beautiful manuscript leaf is an authentic mid-12th-century psalter fragment, written in Latin on vellum in a transitional hand between Caroline minuscule and early Gothic textualis. Likely produced in Italy, the leaf features three red rubricated initials and clean, well-formed script, originally intended for use in monastic liturgy or private devotion.

Recovered from a later book binding, the fragment bears evidence of age and reuse, including toning and wormholes, yet the text remains impressively legible. The leaf includes a portion of Psalm 122, used in processional liturgy: “Laetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi…”

A rare survivor from the Romanesque era of manuscript production, with prestigious provenance from the Marvin L. Colker Collection via Maggs Brothers.

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Key Features:
• Date: c. 1150 AD
• Origin: Italy
• Text: Latin Psalter (Book of Psalms), incl. Psalm 122
• Script: Transitional Caroline minuscule / Early Gothic
• Material: Vellum
• Size: Approx. 23.5 x 16.5 cm
• Provenance: Marvin L. Colker Collection (Maggs Bros, 1994)
• Condition: Recovered from bookbinding; with age-related wear, wormholes, trimmed margins

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