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David and Bathsheba
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Extent: 180 x 120 mm; parchment
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This miniature begins the Penitential Psalms. The scene of David watching Bathsheba at bath was a popular theme to accompany these seven psalms that were recited as an act of penance. After seeing her, David conspires to have Bathsheba's husband Uriah sent to the frontlines of battle, effectively murdering him so that the king could have Bathsheba for himself. The story of David's sin, told in...
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Script: Bastarda
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Contributor: David Kalish
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Cataloger: Dot Porter
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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