2-733-585 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David, c. 1260. Traditional locations within the texts of manuscript psalters were marked by decorated initials or full-page miniatures. These miniatures designated the major divisions of the psalms as used in the daily office. The extraordinary quality of these miniatures suggests they once decorated a deluxe psalter made for a wealthy or aristocratic patron.