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

Cleveland Museum of Art

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

Date: c. 1270–1290
Medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Culture: Northeastern France, 13th century
Department: Medieval Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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