Smith College, Ms. 291

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS304

Shelfmark:

Ms. 291

Title:

[Psalter]
Psalter (Smith College Ms. 291)

Author:

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Date:

[ca. 1250]; 1250-1250

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Note:

Manuscript note: For a fuller description of this manuscript, and the localization of the manuscript to Arras, please see Peter Kidd, blog "Medieval Manuscripts Provenance," dated 2015-07-11, at: http://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-french-13th-century-psalter-at-smith.html#more We thank Peter Kidd for his valuable corrections and additions to this description.
16 cm.: Ms. Probably written ca. 1250 in Arras, France, given the saints in the litany, especially St. Judoc copied in a larger script, with added colors (Judoc --or Josse or Jodocus-- was venerated in particular at the abbey dedicated to him, some 55 miles west of Arras); see image for f. 111 (=p. 211).
16 cm.: In Latin. Text in black with frequent red, blue and gold Lombardic initials, many with filagree decoration.
16 cm.: Nine illuminated initial lines with gilding; the first initial of the book contains an illustration of David playing bells with other musical instruments near him.
16 cm.: Presence of unusual pattern of prick marks for ruling and scoring lines. On page 146 fabric sewn in to protect illumination; others pages with illuminations have holes which suggest that fabric formerly was sewn on these pages, too.
16 cm.: Book begins with a calendar.
16 cm.: Former owner's signature on front flyleaf: Louise Wood Tirrell; inscription dated 1640 on back flyleaf; manuscript annotations throughout the book.
16 cm.: Bound in full brown leather (19th century?).
: The calendar leaves are not numbered; the rest of the book is paginated, not foliated, and p."127" is repeated. The contents are: pp. i-xii, calendar; pp. 1-176, psalms 1-150 with major illuminated initials at the usual 10-part divisions (only the first is historiated); pp. 176-208, the six ferial canticles, followed by the Te deum, Benedicite, Benedictus, Magnificat, Nunc dimittis, and...
: Entry for St. Judoc (col. 1, 4th line) highlighted with red and blue on the S (for Saint), and with the red ink for "ora pro nobis."

Institutional Record:

https://archive.org/details/Ms.291_48

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archivelab.org/iiif/images_Ms.291_48/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Smith College