The Simon master was a manuscript illuminator who lived in 12th-century Paris and later moved to St Albans during the time of Simon (1167–1183), Abbot of St Albans , after whom he is named by art historians.
The artist is particularly known for the Copenhagen Psalter .[ 1] Robert of Cricklade , and may have been an illuminator living in Oxford , perhaps a Roger the illuminator who is known to have lived there around 1190.[ 2]
Initials in the following manuscripts have been attributed to the artist:[ 3]
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 380 (1170s)
Cambridge, Trinity Hall , MS 2 (1170s-80s)
Copenhagen, Royal Library , MS Thott 143 2º (c. 1170 )
Esztergom , Basilica Library , MS 1.21 (1170s–80s)Eton, College Library , MS 134 (1170s)
Klosterneuburg , Stiftsbibliothek, MS 1089 (1170s–80s)Lambeth, Palace Library , MS 102 (1170s)
Münster , Universitaäts-bibliothek, MS 222 (1150s–60s)Oxford, Bodleian Library , MS Auct. D. 3. 10 (1170s)
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 862 (1150s)
Oxford, St John's College , MS 26 (1170s)
Oxford, St John's College, MS 27 (1170s–80s)
Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal , MS 233 (1170s–80s)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France , MS lat. 74 (1170s–80s)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS lat. 6047 (1180s–90s)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS lat 16743–6 (1170s–80s)
References
^ Kauffmann, C.M. (1975). Romanesque manuscripts, 1066–1190 . London: Miller. pp. 118–120 (no. 96). ^ de Hamel, Christopher (17 March 2017). "Literary life: City of scribes and spires" . Financial Times . Retrieved 24 December 2017 . ^ Thomson, Rodney M. (1982). Manuscripts from St. Albans Abbey, 1066–1235 . Woodbridge, Suffolk: Brewer. pp. 126– 128. ISBN 978-0-85991-085-9