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De Villers Book of Hours illumination of David

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Title

De Villers Book of Hours illumination of David

Subject

De Villers family
Catholic Church -- Liturgy -- Texts
Illumination of books and manuscripts -- France -- 15th century
Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Books of hours -- France -- 15th century
Devotional calendars -- Catholic Church
France -- History

Description

Full page illumination of David kneeling in prayer, "his psaltery in the ground before him, and below, David as a young man with his slingshot and Goliath with his hand to his head in pain (Penitential Psalms; authorship of the psalms was traditionally ascribed to David)".

Source

Utah State University, De Villers Book of Hours, VAULT BOOK 360, Page 104

Date

1480?-1490?

Contributor

De Villers family

Rights

Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Libraries Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663.