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Stuttgart Psalter, Psalm 51 (folio 60v)

The Vulgate Psalter, illuminated at Saint-Germain-des-Prés c. 820–830. Folio 60v corresponds approximately to Psalm 51 in the Vulgate sequence.

Stuttgart Psalter, Psalm 51 (folio 60v)
View full resolutionPublic domain. Stuttgart Psalter (Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod.bibl.fol.23), c. 820–830. Image hosted by digital.wlb-stuttgart.de. Folio→psalm mapping is approximate (linear interpolation in lieu of the print-only Bischoff/Mütherich 1965 catalog).Source

Depicted passages

Psalms 51Primary

About Master of the Stuttgart Psalter

Carolingian (Frankish)

Anonymous Carolingian illuminator (or workshop) responsible for the Stuttgart Psalter (Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod.bibl.fol.23, c. 820–830, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris) — one of the most densely illustrated manuscripts of the early Middle Ages, containing 316 illustrations across 150 psalms.

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