DS 2.0 Catalog

(Q22974)

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title as recorded
Breviary (or Psalter)
standard title
Breviary
Psalter
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instance of
DS 2.0 Record
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physical description
Extent: 168 x 153 mm; parchment
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note
Initial D with the Holy Trinity
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This initial begins Psalm 109, 'Dixit Dominus Domino meo sede a dextris meis ...' (The Lord said to my Lord sit at my right hand) and marks the last major division of the Psalter according to the schedule of the Divine Office. The opening words of the psalm were generally interpreted as referring to the persons of the Trinity, which explains part of the iconography of this initial. The...
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a psalter.
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Script: Rotunda
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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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