Leaf from a Psalter with Historiated Initial (B): King David
c. 1450
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.149
Books of hours evolved from psalters, books that contained the Old Testament book of Psalms (sacred songs) for use in churches. Psalters also included calendars, prayers for the dead, and a specific group of prayers known as the Hours of the Virgin. By the 1200s, laypeople wer...
Manuscript
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Florence, 15th century
Technique
ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
belongs_to