Psalter, folio 14r

This psalter, prepared for private devotions, contains a late fourteenth century Calendar (in French), the psalms, canticles, litany and prayers. The historiated initial B, for Beatus (Blessed), on folio 14v features the crowned figure of King David, biblical composer of the psalms, writing in a manuscript. The decorated borders are home to several additional figures including a man playing pipes to reflect the musicality of the psalms, a haloed figure, lions and grotesques. The simplicity and neatness of the Gothic script may suggest that the book was intended for someone with limited literacy.