#psalter

[cuties-in-codices]

medieval parchment repairs

in a psalter, south-western germany, late 12th/early 13th c.

source: Hermetschwil, Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 37, fol. 19r, 53r, and 110r

[upennmanuscripts]

Cast your eyes upon this lovely little Psalter, copied in the Netherlands in the mid-15th century. It has an opening page featuring a large illuminated initial and decorated margins, and one large miniature of King David in prayer with his harp on the ground, God peeking at him out of a portal in the sky. It would originally have had seven more miniatures, but the others have been long since removed. Link in bio (UPenn Ms. Codex 2265)

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Access '[Psalter].' through the Penn Libraries catalog.

[twintailedsiren]

Decorated initial D with interlace and a mermaid, from Psalm 14 (folio 13v) 8th century. The Psalter of Charlemagne (shelfmark BN lat. 13159) She pulls her hair, and has a very long body that ends in two tails.

I found her when I was looking for the book La sirène dans la pensée et dans l'art de l'Antiquité et du Moyen Âge by Jacqueline Leclercq-Marx, which I’m still looking for. She’s interesting, as she’s a very early mermaid in a religious manuscript. Another early example of a two-tailed mermaid in a religious manuscript is from the Book of Kells:

i wrote about two-tailed sirens in Christian medieval manuscripts here, in Hebrew manuscripts here, and about mermaid and siren imagery in early medieval texts here.

[anhorns-craft-supply]

I am clearing out my digital storage, and will be sharing the many, many little creatures I have cut out of medieval manuscripts!

I could not tell you where they came from, unfortunately.

[jeannepompadour]

Images from the Kiev Psalter of 1397

[thebeautifulbook]

SILVER COVER FOR A PSALTER (Amsterdam, c. 1610-1620).

The scrolling grotesque decoration includes medallions with The Annunciation, the Adoration of the Shepherds, and King David playing before Saul.

[gentlyepigrams]

Map ofthe World, and Christ holding a globe containing the names of the principal kingdoms and cities of Asia, Europe, and Africa BL Add MS 28681; 1262-1300; 'The Map Psalter'; England; ff.9r-9v

[tamburnbindery]

A little pocket Psalm book. If you want to see the whole build and get the free printable file to make your own, all the info is in the video description on Youtube: