Item Info

Script: Gothic bookhand
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 123v
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial C, beginning Psalm 97
Notes: This initial C begins Psalm 97, "Cantate Domino canticum novum..." (Sing ye to the Lord a new song), one of the eight major divisions of the Psalms. It depicts three monks singing from a choir book on a lectern, a common scene in monastic life. Close inspection reveals musical notation inscribed on the choir book.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1466041
Country: Country:France
City/Town/Township:Amiens ?
Cardinal Point:northeastern

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1275
Image Dimensions Width: 185 mm
ShelfMark: Widener 9