Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea] with Samuel Anointing David

c. 1270–1290
Sheet: 26.1 x 19.3 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.)
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This historiated initial serves as a visual lead to Psalm 26, which begins with the last two lines of the page: Dominus illuminatio mea (The Lord is my light). By setting the body of the initial against a blue diapered (patterned) background for chromatic effect, the artist observed the latest fashion in book illumination.
Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea] with Samuel Anointing David

Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea] with Samuel Anointing David

c. 1270–1290

Northeastern France, 13th century

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