The Arenberg psalter-breviary from Laon

Book decoration on every single page: with this precious manuscript from the period around 1300, the Museum Schnütgen has succeeded in acquiring a special new work. It is a magnificent example of French Gothic manuscript illumination.

The psalter-breviary was made for the Premonstratensian Abbey of St. Martin in Laon, located approximately 140 km northeast of Paris. The manuscript was kept at the abbey until the French Revolution, and afterwards in the collection of the Dukes of Arenberg and various private collections. It is now being made accessible to the public for the first time and shown in a special presentation.

Museum Schnütgen
Cäcilienstraße 29-33
50667 Cologne
https://museum-schnuetgen.de/Faith-with-Humour