Beatus vir
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Beatus vir are the first words in the Latin Vulgate Bible of both Psalm 1 and Psalm 112. In each case, the words are used to refer to frequent and significant uses of these psalms in art, although the
Beatus initial, f.4, start of Psalm 1 in the 10th-century Anglo-Saxon Ramsey Psalter
Beatus vir takes up the whole page in the 9th-century Ludwig Psalter.
The Tree of Jesse Beatus initial in the Gorleston Psalter, c. 1310, bordered by the royal arms of England and France (fol. 8r)
Macclesfield Psalter
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The Macclesfield Psalter is a lavishly illuminated manuscript probably produced c. 1320–30 in East Anglia. The psalter, or book of Psalms, contains 252 beautifully illustrated pages and is named after
The annunciation to the shepherds in the Macclesfield Psalter
The Macclesfield Psalter is regarded as a national treasure of the UK
A giant skate terrorises a man; one of many bizarre marginalia features throughout the Psalter.