Breviary (or Psalter) (DS5158) (Q22974)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 28:1, Lewis E M 28:1)
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Breviary (or Psalter) (DS5158)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 28:1, Lewis E M 28:1)

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    Breviary (or Psalter)
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    Extent: 168 x 153 mm; parchment
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    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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    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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