IM-13594: Original leaf from a medieval manuscript Book of Hours. 14 lines of text, ruled in red, written in Latin with dark brown ink in fine gothic script on animal vellum.
One illuminated two-line initial, six illuminated one-line initials and five illuminated line-extenders in burnished gold on red and blue ground with delicate white penwork.
France (Probably Paris), circa 1450.
Size: 145x100mm – 5.75 x 4 inches.
The two-line illuminated “D” begins Psalm 6: 1-7: “Domine…” (O Lord, rebuke me not in thy indignation, nor chastise me in thy wrath. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak: heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. And my soul is troubled exceedingly: but thou, O Lord, how long? Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercy’s sake…).
Psalm 6 is the first of the Penitential Psalms. Penitential Psalms are a group of 7 psalms considered appropriate for prayer during times of repentence.
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