Iconography

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / David / As musician / Playing the harp
Old Testament / Psalms / Cycles / Western Psalters (not related to the Utrecht Psalter) with images for individual Psalms / Stuttgart Psalter
Old Testament / Psalms / Psalms 51-100 (Vulg.), 52-101 (AV) / Psalm 72 (Vulg.), 73 (AV): Quam bonus Israel

Further details

According to De Wald, p. 66, the image of David as musician refers to the Title of the Psalm (although the title states that the following Psalms were not composed by David but by Asaph)

Artist or creator

St-Germain-des-Prés (Paris)

Date

9th century (first half)

Location

Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod.bibl.fol. 23

Book, text or document (source of image)

Folio: 84v.

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Ernest T. De Wald, The Stuttgart Psalter, Biblia Folio 23, Wuerttembergische Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart, Princeton 1930

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