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Created in the mid-9th century, the Psalter of Louis the German is a magnificent specimen of Franco-Saxon art, which was an artistic movement in northern France that mixed Insular #illumination from the British Isles with the Carolingian style native to Francia. It was commissioned by Louis the German (810-876), a grandson of Charlemagne who ruled as the first king of East Francia after the breakup of the Carolingian Empire from 843 until his death. The texts of the Psalms are surrounded by frames in the Insular style incorporating intricate interlace patterns with and animal figures, birds in particular. Despite the rich ornamentation, the #manuscript is text-focused and the only figural depiction in it is limited to the Crucifixion scene, which is reflects the unique and fascinating nature of the manuscript as a whole.

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