Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 25:7
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- DS ID:
- DS5082
- Shelfmark:
- Lewis E M 25:7
- Title:
- Psalter
- Place:
- Ferrara, Italy
- Date:
- 1450-1475
- Language:
- Latin
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 135 x 113 mm; parchment
- Note:
- Initial D with King David praying to God
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...
This cutting can be dated to ca. 1470.
Script: Rotunda - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_025_007.html
- Holding Institution:
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