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Illuminated Initial 'B' with David playing the lyre
1240-60
Chester Beatty
Dublin, Ireland
This Psalter contains large gold initials dividing the manuscript into ten sections; five of the initials contain human figures. David is represented playing the lyre in the Beatus initial of the first Psalm.
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Details
- Title: Illuminated Initial 'B' with David playing the lyre
- Date Created: 1240-60
- Physical Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Location Created: Augsburg, Germany
- Original Source: Chester Beatty Library
- Rights: © Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
- Collection Number: CBL W 040, f.7r, detail
- Additional Description: Psalter (Gallican)
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