DS 2.0 Catalog

(Q22323)

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physical description
Extent: 151 x 198 mm; parchment
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note
Initial C with the Temptation of Adam and Eve
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This initial begins Psalm 97, 'Cantate domino canticum novum' (Sing to the Lord a new song), which praises God for his mercy and for the salvation of the world. Psalm 97, the beginning of one of the ten major divisions of the Psalms, is typically illustrated with a scene of a choir of monks. Here, however, the illuminator has chosen to emphasize the reason why the world needed to be saved...
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This image shows the reverse of a leaf taken from a psalter. The text is from Psalm 97, which begins on the front (or true recto) of the leaf.
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Script: Gothic bookhand
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acknowledgements
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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date added
4 December 2023
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date last updated
4 December 2023
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