Psalter
Information About This Item
Title
Psalter
Date
1300 - 1350
Description
Contents: Fragment contains parts of Pss. 68 and 70 with hierarchy accorded to the psalm "Salvum me fac," implying use in a liturgical context.
Provenance: John Bagford (1650s-1716) to St. Martin-in-the-Fields; sale 1861 to Sir Thomas Phillipps, n.15758; his sale 22 May, 1913, lot 742; Sir Sydney Cockerell (1867-1962) sale Sotheby's 3 April, 1957; William Salloch (Ossining NY) Cat. 258 (1968) to U. Missouri.
Script: Gothic
Decoration: Large painted initial on gold ground for the psalm, "Salvum me fac.": Decorated gold 6-line S with ornamented border extending the length of page
Relation
M. McC. Gatch, "Fragmenta Manuscripta and Varia at Missouri and Cambridge," Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society9 (1990) 434-75.
Identifier
Fragmenta Manuscripta 091
Source
http://ds.lib.berkeley.edu/FragmentaManuscripta091_45
Format
Parchment - 252 x 122 mm - One of two columns visible, with 28 visible lines, with bounding lines and ink ruling on verso?
Language
Latin
Type
manuscript fragment
Coverage
England