DPL Reed MMF38

Psalter, Latin. Northern France or Flanders, early fourteenth century

Single leaf. 138 by 100mm. Single column, 18 lines, ruled in brown ink, written space 83 by 54mm; gothic liturgical hand.

Text: Psalms 45:6–46:10.
Decoration: Versal capitals and line-fillers in red, blue and burnished gold; 2-line initials in leafy design with curved ivy-leaf extension supporting a seated white dog.
Provenance: Possibly from an imperfect Psalter bought by Maggs at Sotheby’s, 16 May 1955, lot 85. Purchased from Maggs in February 1956.
References: Manion, Vines, de Hamel no. 100; Reed Early Bibles no. 31.
Shelfmark: RMM Fragment 38.

Description reproduced from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New Zealand Collections (London, 1989) by permission of the authors (Christopher de Hamel, Margaret Manion, and the family of Vera F. Vines).