Middle Dutch Psalter

Collection

Identifier: MS-0146

Staff Only

Scope and Contents Note

This is a trigesimo-segundo sized Psalter, circa 1500, in Middle Dutch. The text includes a calendar, litany, and offices. It is believed that it is from the Utrecht region possibly from one of the convents devoted to St. Katherine. Some pages have been cut from the book; these were most likely the highly decorated scenes that separated the various sections of the text. The book is handwritten on parchment in its original binding but is badly damages and missing parts of the book lock. There is writing on both inside covers and few pages, but it is illegible.

Dates

circa 1500

Access restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Organizational History Note

The Diocese of Utrecht (695-1580) was erected by Pope Sergius I in 695; it was elevated to Archdiocese in 1559. It served as the Roman Catholic diocese for the Low Countries which included area in what is today the Netherlands and parts of Flanders, Belgium, and Cologne.