Item Info

Script: Gothic bookhand
Language: Latin
Folio Number: ff. 27v-28r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial D, beginning Psalm 38
Notes: The manuscript has been dated to ca. 1270.
Notes: This decorated initial D begins Psalm 38, "Dixi custodiam vias meas ..." (I said, I will take heed to my ways). The book of Psalms was one of the most often produced books of the Bible during the Middle Ages. The Psalms were used to teach children Latin and, consequently, they were well-known and served as common prayers for private devotion.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1583247
Country: Country:France ?
Cardinal Point:northern

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1275
Image Dimensions Width: 119 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 187