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| − | The image represents a gray and black tabby cat playing with a mouse. He is semi-standing on his hind legs playing with a small brown mouse between his front paws and open claws before the inevitable end. In this example the artist has | + | The image represents a gray and black tabby cat playing with a mouse. He is semi-standing on his hind legs playing with a small brown mouse between his front paws and open claws before the inevitable end. In this example the artist has payed close attention to the cat, rendering a very naturalistic representation of the feline and capturing part of its character. The image is located at the bottom of the folio. |
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| + | *Camille, Michael. ''Mirror in Parchment: The Luttrell Psalter and the Making of Medieval England.'' Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1998. | ||
| + | *''The Luttrell Psalter, a Facsimile''. Commentary by Michelle P. Browne. London: The British Library, 2006. | ||
| + | *Zuffi, Stephano. ''Cats in Art''. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007. | ||
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| − | + | Mónica Ann Walker Vadillo | |
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 28 September 2010
Cat
Domestic cat playing with a mouse (detail).
Lutrell Psalter. ca. 1340.
Commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Lutrell of Irnham.
The British Library, Add. MS 42130, fol. 190.
Parchment, 35,5 x 24,5 cm.
The British Library, London.
Description
The image represents a gray and black tabby cat playing with a mouse. He is semi-standing on his hind legs playing with a small brown mouse between his front paws and open claws before the inevitable end. In this example the artist has payed close attention to the cat, rendering a very naturalistic representation of the feline and capturing part of its character. The image is located at the bottom of the folio.
Bibliography
- Camille, Michael. Mirror in Parchment: The Luttrell Psalter and the Making of Medieval England. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1998.
- The Luttrell Psalter, a Facsimile. Commentary by Michelle P. Browne. London: The British Library, 2006.
- Zuffi, Stephano. Cats in Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2007.
Author
Mónica Ann Walker Vadillo
