Item Info

Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial B with the Penitent David
Notes: The initial B and the text from Psalm 2 on the reverse of this cutting indicate that this initial comes from a psalter. David kneeling with a hat beside him on the ground as he prays to God suggests the penitent David, a subject that usually illustrates the beginning of the Penitential Psalms. Here, however, David is also wearing a crown and playing his harp, iconography that is more consistent with this initial's place at the beginning of the Psalms, which in the Latin Vulgate begins "Beatus vir..." (Blessed is the man).
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1483467
Country: Country:France
City/Town/Township:Rouen ?

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1525
Image Dimensions Width: 137 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 6:4
Creator Name: Morgan 85 Master - Artist