Golden Psalter of St. Gallen
Illustration — Illustration of psalm 59 (60) (showing Joab as a cavalry leader in Carolingian-era Frankish cavalry fashion). The Golden Psalter of Saint Gall (Psalterium Aureum, Codex Sangallensis 22) is a Carolingian Gallican psalter produced in the late 9th century, probably begun in West Francia (Soissons, court school of Charles the Bald?), later continued in St. The manuscript consists of 344 vellum leaves, with two full-page miniatures and fifteen full or half-page illustrations on the psalm titles.
Also recorded as Codex Sangallensis 22
Golden Psalter of St. Gallen
Anonymous Unknown author · Cod. Sang. 22, p. 15 · Public domain
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- Abbey library of St. Gallen · Codex Sangallensis
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Illustration — Illustration of psalm 59 (60) (showing Joab as a cavalry leader in Carolingian-era Frankish cavalry fashion). The Golden Psalter of Saint Gall (Psalterium Aureum, Codex Sangallensis 22) is a Carolingian Gallican psalter produced in the late 9th century, probably begun in West Francia (Soissons, court school of Charles the Bald?), later continued in St. The manuscript consists of 344 vellum leaves, with two full-page miniatures and fifteen full or half-page illustrations on the psalm titles.
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The decorations are predominantly in the first half of the manuscript. The final pictorial illustration shows "David in the desert of Judah" (depicted as a Carolingian nobleman with three men-at-arms standing in a forest), illustrating psalm 62 (63) (p. 141), although the figure of King David is again shown as standing on the S initial of psalm 68 (69). • Illustration — King David playing string instrument, with two musicians on clappers and two dancers, from the Golden Psalter of St. 22, page 2
Joab leading the Hebrew cavalry against the Syrians (depicted as Carolingian-era Frankish cavalry), illustration of psalm 60.
Anonymous Unknown author · Psalterium Aureum, St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, p. 140 (e-codices.unifr.ch).
The Hebrews besieging Syrian cities, illustration of Psalm 60
Anonymous Unknown author · Psalterium Aureum, St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, p. 141 ([1]
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