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'This boke ys myn Katherina the qwene'
This beautifully-decorated 14th century psalter, now held by @ExeterCollegeOx, was owned by both Elizabeth of York and Katherine of Aragon, Tudor queens-consort of England: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/4000…
'This boke ys myn Katherina the qwene'
This beautifully-decorated 14th century psalter, now held by @ExeterCollegeOx, was owned by both Elizabeth of York and Katherine of Aragon, Tudor queens-consort of England: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/4000…
The entire manuscript has been digitized by @ExeterCollegeOx and made availble on Digital Bodleian.
Every single page is decorated. In the calendar which starts the psalter, medallions depict activities associated with the months, and signs of the zodiac. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/4000…
Every single page is decorated. In the calendar which starts the psalter, medallions depict activities associated with the months, and signs of the zodiac. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/4000…
The calendar later had information added concerning the families of kings Henry VII and VIII. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/4000…
Following the calendar are the Psalms and Canticles. The frontispieces and inhabited initials which adorn them are a connected series depicting scenes from the Bible, from the Creation onward. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/4000…
After Canticles comes a Litany and other liturgical texts, all just as finely decorated. digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/4000…
The psalter was originally produced for Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Essex. It probably came into royal hands via Humphrey's daughter Mary, who married the future Henry IV (but died before he became king). digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/4000…
