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The
Harley Psalter, 11th century (British Library, Harley 603, f.9r). All
images by permission of the British Library.
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This shows a page from the Harley Psalter, an early 11th century codex produced at Christ Church, Canterbury. The copious and intricate miniatures are copied from the Utrecht Psalter , a Carolingian book made near Rheims around 820. There is more than one scribal hand in the book. This page shows a very neat and legible Caroline minuscule script. The text of this Psalm is from the Roman version of the Vulgate of St Jerome, although some Psalms in the codex are from the perhaps better known Gallican version. The text shown here is from Psalm 16, which corresponds to Psalm 17 in a modern Bible. The illustration at the base of the page related to the Psalm following, Psalm 17 of the Vulgate, rather than the one on the page. |
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