Item Info

Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial B with King David playing
Notes: The initial B begins Psalm 1, "Beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum ..." (Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly). The medieval Christians 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.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1597014
Country: Country:Italy
Region/County:Lombardy

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1499
Image Dimensions Width: 166 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 29:7