King David and the Judgement of Solomon (fol. 197r)

• Original object type: Artefact

Description

Initial 'B' encloses a scene of King David playing his harp. The other initial 'B' encloses the scene of the judgement of Solomon, in which Solomon commands a soldier to divide a living child in two. The true mother objects.

Context: Psalter: Psalm 1

• Date range: [ca. 1260]
• Date: 1260
• Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
• Physical Identifier: Ripon Cathedral MS 1/22