55r: full-page miniature of Saul threatening King David, before Psalm 51, with a curtain above.f. 43v: historiated initial ‘D’(ixi) of King David pointing to his mouth, with a youth pointing upwards, at the beginning of Psalm 38.f. 43r: full-page miniature of Balaam, riding an ass, meeting the Angel wielding a sword, before Psalm 38, with a curtain above. 29v: historiated initial ‘D’(ominus) of Christ healing the blind man, at the beginning of Psalm 26.f. 29r: full-page miniature of the Anointing and Crowning of King David, with Christ above flanked by the Sun (marked as a Host) and Moon, before Psalm 26 pasted in on a separate piece of parchment. 8v: full-page historiated initial ‘B’(eatus) of King David harping, and the Judgement of Solomon, amidst men in combat astride lions and dragons, with roundels containing scenes from Creation and men in combat, at the beginning of Psalm 1, with a curtain above.f. 7r: Volvelle compass, 15th century insertion.f. 68r, which is blank, was probably intended to contain a miniature preceding Psalm 68.Miniatures and major initials:f. Partial borders, some with hybrids and grotesques, and line-fillers, some fully painted. Minor initials, inhabited and decorated, and extensive bas-de-page figural scenes with men, grotesques, demons, animals, birds, dragons, and foliage some scenes taken from bestiaries and the Marvels of the East.
24 calendar roundels of the signs of the zodiac and labours of the month (ff. 7 full-page or partial-page miniatures in gold and colours (ff. 169r-190v: Added prayers and devotions.Decoration:The decoration in this volume is the work of four major artists and their assistants (see Morgan, ‘The Artists of the Rutland Psalter’, 1987). 155v-159v: Litany and prayers to various saints.ff. 143r-155v: Canticles and Athanasian Creed.ff. 7r-v: Volvelle compass, 15th century insertion.ff. 1r-6v: Calendar, use of Sarum, with the feasts for each month in red, blue and gold, with small roundels of the labours of the month and the zodiac symbols.ff.
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