MS. Don. d. 85

Psalter and Missal excerpts, in Latin ('The Whetenal Psalter')
England; early 15th century, with additions

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© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	Upper cover and spine of binding, with the gilt arms of Michael Wodhull (1740-1816)
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. ii recto Flyleaf with inscriptions, including Michael Wodhull's purchase note
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 1r Whetenall coat of arms; Thomas Martin (1697-1771) of Palgrave's signature.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 1v St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child, drawn in brown ink.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 2r The Verses of St. Bernard; added prayers for a female supplicant; Francis Blomfield's ownership inscription.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 2v 'Gnadenstuhl' Trinity; the Father with his right hand raised in benediction, the Son dead, the Dove flying from Son to Father.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 3r Start of a prayer to the Trinity.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 3v The end of the prayer above, and an added hymn.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 4r Added hymn and prayer.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 5r Calendar page for January; Thomas Becket's name, and a reference to a pope, erased; with a shelfmark(?): '18'.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 11r Psalm 1. Initial 'B'(eatus): King David harping, enthroned, a youth kneeling before him, badly rubbed.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 11r As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 11r (detail) As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 21v Psalm 26. Initial 'D'(ominus): King David kneeling at a prie-dieu with an open book, pointing to his eye, God looking down from heaven.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 29r Psalm 38. Initial 'D'(ixi): King David in a landscape, pointing with one hand at the path he stands on, and with the other at his mounth.
© Source: single slide B757 Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 29r (detail) As above.
© Source: Roll 273.1 frame 27 Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 29r (detail) As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 35v Psalm 52. Initial 'D'(ixit): King David seated; a hooded jester before him.
© Source: Roll 273.1 frame 28 Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 35v (detail) As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 42v Psalm 68. Initial 'S'(aluum): King David in water up to his chest, naked, appealing with upraised arms to smudged (?)God in heaven.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 42v As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 42v (detail) As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 50v Psalm 80. Initial 'E'(xultate): King David seated, playing a carillion of four bells with two hammers.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 50v As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 50v (detail) As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 58r Psalm 97. Initial 'C'(antate). Three tonsured clerics singing from an open choirbook on a lectern; wearing pink, red and blue.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 65v Psalm 109. Initial 'D'(ixit): God the father and God the Son seated together, holding each other with the right hand; the Dove between them.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 65v As above.
© Source: Roll 283.5 frame 1 Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 65v (detail) As above.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 72v Psalm 119, the first Gradual Psalm. Initial 'A'(d).
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 94r Mass of the Virgin for Advent. Initial 'R'(orate).
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 101v Mass against death. Initial 'R'(ecordare).
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 107r General Preface. Initial 'P'(er); penwork flourishing with a male human profile.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 108v Canon of the Mass, Communicantes. Initial 'C'(ommunicantes); penwork flourishing with a female hooded face.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 114r Mass of the Nativity of the Virgin.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 117r Biblical readings.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 121r The so-called Prayer of Richard III.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 122v Lessons for the office of St. Hugh of Lincoln; followed by the place(?) name(?) in red: 'Lytherlad'
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 125r Ferial litanies of saints for Quadragesima.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 126r The Twenty-five Joys of the Virgin, in English.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 128r Verses on St. Winefred; with the name 'Wetanale' in the heading
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 128v Devotion in Latin with a heading in French; the name 'Wetenale' in red.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 129v The princess, kneeling with her pet dog on a leash; her parents watching from a tower in the background.
© Source: Special-order slide Small \| Medium \| Large	fol. 130r St. George defeating the dragon.

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