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The Psalter, copied in the 1st half of the 9th century, contains: | |||
ff. 30v-32r: Origin of the Prophet David. | |||
ff. 32r-33r, 33v: Prefaces to the Psalter. | |||
ff. 34v-162v: The Psalter in three divisions, beginning with Psalms 1, 51 and 101 and including the Psalm 'Pusillus eram' after Psalm 150. | |||
ff. 163r-174v: Canticles, hymns and prayers, including the Gloria, Creed and the Lord's Prayer. | |||
Additions made in the 2nd half of the 9th century: ff. 22r-30r, 33r, 34r, 174-177v: Prayers, with obituaries of Charlemagne and other Carolingian rulers on f. 28r, which was originally a flyleaf. | |||
Additions made in the 1st half of the 10th century: | |||
ff. 2v, 21r and 120v: Three full-page images (see Decoration below for descriptions). | |||
ff. 3r-14v: Metrical calendar of saints' days, the 'Hampson calendar' (see McGurk 'Metrical Calendar' (1986), 79-125), with part of a short poem on the months and with the death of King Alfred recorded on 26th October and his wife Ealswith on 5th December 902. | |||
ff. 15r-20v: Computus for the years 532-1007. | |||
ff. 178r-199v: Prayers to accompany each Psalm: the 'Romana' series of Psalter collects. | |||
ff. 199v-200v: The Litany in Greek, transliterated into Latin. Decoration: 3 full-page miniatures in colours, 2 in frames with acanthus decoration (ff. 2v, 21r) and 1 in a plain rectangular frame (f. 120v). | |||
2 further images are now detached from the manuscript; one is lost (the Crucifixion, visible from paint-rubbing on the facing folio to psalm LI (f. 81r) and the other, of the Virgin Mary, is now Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Rawlinson B. 484 (S.C. 11831), f. 85. | |||
3 full-page initials in colours with gold outlines, in-filled with interlace and foliate patterns (ff. 35r, 121r) one supported on a lion's back (f. 80r). 12 roundels with signs of the Zodiac, images of saints in square frames and initials with zoomorphic and foliate decoration, one for each month of the calendar (ff. 3r-14v). | |||
Computus tables ruled in red (ff. 18r-20v). Numerous initials in-filled in red, blue or red and blue. Display script in red or gold (e.g. f. 32r).The subjects of the 3 full-page miniatures are: | |||
f. 2v: Christ in Majesty with the instruments of the Passion, surrounded by angels and prophets, with disciples beneath. | |||
f. 21r: Christ in Majesty with saints, nuns, martyrs and confessors. | |||
f. 120v: The Ascension with the Virgin Mary, 'viri Galilei' (men of Gallilee) and angels. | |||
Revision as of 08:10, 14 September 2019
The Psalter, copied in the 1st half of the 9th century, contains: ff. 30v-32r: Origin of the Prophet David. ff. 32r-33r, 33v: Prefaces to the Psalter. ff. 34v-162v: The Psalter in three divisions, beginning with Psalms 1, 51 and 101 and including the Psalm 'Pusillus eram' after Psalm 150. ff. 163r-174v: Canticles, hymns and prayers, including the Gloria, Creed and the Lord's Prayer.
Additions made in the 2nd half of the 9th century: ff. 22r-30r, 33r, 34r, 174-177v: Prayers, with obituaries of Charlemagne and other Carolingian rulers on f. 28r, which was originally a flyleaf.
Additions made in the 1st half of the 10th century: ff. 2v, 21r and 120v: Three full-page images (see Decoration below for descriptions). ff. 3r-14v: Metrical calendar of saints' days, the 'Hampson calendar' (see McGurk 'Metrical Calendar' (1986), 79-125), with part of a short poem on the months and with the death of King Alfred recorded on 26th October and his wife Ealswith on 5th December 902. ff. 15r-20v: Computus for the years 532-1007. ff. 178r-199v: Prayers to accompany each Psalm: the 'Romana' series of Psalter collects. ff. 199v-200v: The Litany in Greek, transliterated into Latin. Decoration: 3 full-page miniatures in colours, 2 in frames with acanthus decoration (ff. 2v, 21r) and 1 in a plain rectangular frame (f. 120v).
2 further images are now detached from the manuscript; one is lost (the Crucifixion, visible from paint-rubbing on the facing folio to psalm LI (f. 81r) and the other, of the Virgin Mary, is now Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Rawlinson B. 484 (S.C. 11831), f. 85.
3 full-page initials in colours with gold outlines, in-filled with interlace and foliate patterns (ff. 35r, 121r) one supported on a lion's back (f. 80r). 12 roundels with signs of the Zodiac, images of saints in square frames and initials with zoomorphic and foliate decoration, one for each month of the calendar (ff. 3r-14v).
Computus tables ruled in red (ff. 18r-20v). Numerous initials in-filled in red, blue or red and blue. Display script in red or gold (e.g. f. 32r).The subjects of the 3 full-page miniatures are: f. 2v: Christ in Majesty with the instruments of the Passion, surrounded by angels and prophets, with disciples beneath. f. 21r: Christ in Majesty with saints, nuns, martyrs and confessors. f. 120v: The Ascension with the Virgin Mary, 'viri Galilei' (men of Gallilee) and angels.
