Psalter

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 130 E 13

Origin & date Northern France; c. 1250-1275

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 228, 131x98 (77x52) mm, 17 lines, littera textualis. Latin. Binding: 18th-century brown leather, blind

Illumination

3 historiated initials (90/50x67/52 mm) ; decorated initials (ff. 2r, 2v, 3v, 4r, 5v, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes in French style (`hair-pins') throughout

Provenance

Acquired in 1823 as part of the collection of J.-D. Lupus of Brussels (no. 40)

Bibliography

Libri Theol. 1922, no. 29. - Byvanck 1934, p. 35. - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 19

Note

7 historiated initials cut out before f. 32 (Ps. 26), f. 69 (Ps. 52), f. 86 (Ps. 68), f. 108 (Ps. 80), f. 130 (Ps. 97), f. 150 (Ps. 101), f. 153 (Ps. 109)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 13
Title (index form)	Psalter in Latin
Language of origin code	fr
Place of origin	Northern France
Date of origin	1250-1275
Related names/collections	Lupus, J.-D., Coll.
Cataloguer's note	JL 20-?-99. ask 6-2000
Language	Latin
Language (Dutch)	Latijn
Classification code	01 A 32 1
Geographic code	01 FR 01 01

3 illuminations catalogued

f. 1rhistoriated initial

David playing the harp; David and Goliath: David kills Goliath with a stone from his sling

Psalm 1 ('Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly')

1250-1275

11I62(DAVID)33 49L12(B)49L171 71H1442 71X1(Ps. 1)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5442
Sequence (global)	597
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 13
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 13
Image size (mm)	90x67
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'Harpspelende David; David en Goliath'
Scene order key	1r
Language of origin code	0 France
Note	Not available = 130E13_001R_INIT.JPG

f. 50vhistoriated initial

David points to his mouth

Psalm 38 ('I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue')

1250-1275

31A2536 31A25552 49L12(D)49L171 71H611 71X1(Ps. 38)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5443
Sequence (global)	598
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 13
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 13
Image size (mm)	56x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	50v
Language of origin code	0 France
Note	Not available = 130E13_050V_INIT.JPG

f. 132vhistoriated initial

David at prayer

Psalm 101 ('Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee')

1250-1275

49L12(D)49L171 71H611 71X1(Ps. 101)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5444
Sequence (global)	599
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 13
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 13
Image size (mm)	50x52
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	132v
Language of origin code	0 France
Note	Not available = 130E13_132V_INIT.JPG