Medieval Psalter Leaf, Psalm 81

This stunning manuscript leaf on vellum from a French Psalter, was written in Northern France in the late 15th century. The Psalter is written in Latin in a Gothic script with brown ink and burnished gold initials with alternating blue, red, or white tracery and infill. The term Psalter is used to describe a volume containing the 150 biblical poems know as the Book of Psalms, used for liturgical use and which often contain other devotional material. The Psalms (derived from the Greek word psalmos, meaning song”) are short, lyrical passages written in the first person. Due to their varied content and versatility, individual psalms are often employed as prayers, both in public worship and in private devotion. A beautiful archival mat has been added with windows cut front and back for easy viewing of both sides. This is a rare opportunity to purchase a 500 year old biblical document. This Psalter leaf is part of Psalm 81.13 So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions. 14 If my people had heard me: if Israel had walked in my ways: 15 I should soon have humbled their enemies, and laid my hand on them that troubled them. 16 The enemies of the Lord have lied to him: and their time shall be for ever. 17 And he fed them with the fat of wheat, and filled them with honey out of the rock.

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