Psalter (DS5082) (Q22746)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 25:7, Lewis E M 25:7, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_025_007.html)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Psalter (DS5082) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 25:7, Lewis E M 25:7, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_025_007.html) |
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4 December 2023
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1450-1475
15. century
1450Gregorian
1475Gregorian
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Extent: 135 x 113 mm; parchment
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Initial D with King David praying to God
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This initial probably begins Psalm 38, 'Dixi custodiam vias meas ut non delinquam in lingua mea posui ori meo ....' (I said I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue). This psalm marks the second major liturgical division of the psalms according to the canonical hours. Psalm 38 was read every day at Matins on Tuesdays. As is typical for the illustration of this psalm, King...
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This cutting can be dated to ca. 1470.
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Script: Rotunda
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14 April 2025
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