Initial C with God the Father This initial begins the hymn, 'Conditor alme syderum ...' (Creator of the stars at night), typically sung at Vespers during Advent. This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from a hymnal. This side of the leaf, the true verso, contains hymns sung during Matins and Lauds during Advent. Initial D with David pointing to his eye This initial begins Psalm 26, 'Dominus illuminatio mea ...' (The Lord is my light), read at Matins on Mondays. This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from a ferial psalter. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the hymn, 'Somno refectis artubus ...' ( Our limbs refreshed with slumber now), sung at Matins on Mondays. Initial S with David in the Waters This initial begins Psalm 68, 'Salvum me fac deus quem intraverunt aque usquem ad animam meam ...' (Save me, O God, for the waters have come up even unto my soul), read at Matins on Thursday. This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from a ferial psalter. This side of the leaf, the true recto, contains the hymn, 'Nox atra rerum contegit ...' (The dusky veil of night) sung at Matins on Thursdays. Initial E with a Musician playing a lute This initial begins Psalm 80, 'Exultate deo adiutori nostro ...' (Rejoice in the Lord our helper), read at Matins on Fridays. This image shows the reverse of a leaf with an historiated initial from a ferial psalter. This side of the leaf, the true verso, continues Psalm 80, which begins on the front. Lewis E M 70:5-8 are from the same manuscript illuminated by Giuglielmo Giraldi, a Ferrarese illuminator whose activity can be documented from 1445-1490. These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1470-1480. Script: Rotunda
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