Friday, February 25, 2011

Luttrell Psalter

Luttrell Psalter is an Old Testament book of the Bible. Luttrell comes from the main character of this writing, Geoffrey Luttrell, who was the owner of the land at Irnham, and he also owned estates in England. Psalter means a volume of a Bible, made with over 150 ancient songs grouped together to make an Old Testament of the Bible. The Luttrell Psalter is a primary source, because the author, or the painter drew the Luttrell Psalter at the time when it was actually happening. What makes the Luttrell Psalter so unique is that usually medieval psalters include images of King David or biblical stories. But the Luttrell Psalter includes images of lives of the poor people, the peasants, and also in great details.

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