Image of Lower part of folio shows Psalm 14, beginning with decorated

Lower part of folio shows Psalm 14, beginning with decorated initial 'D'. Lower margin; a...

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Image title: Lower part of folio shows Psalm 14, beginning with decorated initial 'D'. Lower margin; a knight attacks a griffin, who has killed his horse, while a raven perches on the dead horse's saddle. The psalter was probably commissioned to celebrate the proposed marriage of Prince Alphonso, son of King Edward I, and Margaret, daughter of Florent V, Count of Holland, which did not take place due to the death of Alphonso in August 1284
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: manuscript
Date: 1284 AD - 1316 AD (C13th AD - C14th AD)

Image description: Alphonso Psalter [formerly known as the Tenison Psalter]. Illustrator: The Court School England [London/Westminster or East Anglia]; 1284 and circa 1316. Language: Latin Source/Shelfmark: Add. 24686, f.18
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 13th century / 14th century / alphabet / weapon / horse / animal / fight / manuscript / bird / soldier / written language / fictional creature / initial / griffon / equidae / griffin / mythical creatures / manuscript / weapon / weapons / spear / text / mythical beast / mythical creature / raven / attacking / mythological beast / trooper / 13th century / horses / mythological creature / mammal / knight / document / fighting / ravens / mythological beasts / 14th century / weaponry / fight / mythological creatures / horse / gryphon / equus

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