Psalter
Medieval Manuscripts
Item Info
Item No: mca1860072
Additional Title: Psalter
Script:
Gothic bookhand
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 7v
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial B with King David playing the harp, beginning Psalm 1
Notes: The medieval Christian believed that David, the Old Testament king and ancestor of Christ, composed the Psalms. The term "psalm" derives from the Greek word "psalmos," which means "song sung accompanied by a harp." This etymology explains the iconography of David playing the harp. This image therefore functions as a type of author portrait for the Psalms.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1547293
Country: Country:Germany
Cardinal Point:northern
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1260
Image Dimensions Width: 150 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 186
f. 6v 
f. 7v
f. 49r 
f. 97v 
front binding 
front cover 
back cover