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David Composing the Psalms in the
Polirone Psalter, before 1086AD
Salterio di Polirone
Mantua, Biblioteca Comunale, ms. 340.
An 11th century psalter from the north Italian monastery of Polirone.
The Abbey of San Benedetto in Polirone is a large complex of Benedictine order monastic buildings, including a church and cloisters, located in the town of San Benedetto Po, Province of Mantua, Region of Lombardy, Italy.
The abbey was founded in 1007 by Tedald, count of Canossa, the paternal grandfather of Matilda of Canossa, countess of Tuscany, with a grant to the Benedictine monks, of half his land lying between the rivers Po and Lirone, prompting the title "in Polirone".
From the same manuscript: Stories from the Life of David in the Polirone Psalter, before 1086AD, Northern Italy. Library of Mantua, ms. 340, 105v.
See also David playing a harp with musicians Ethan, Iduthin, Asaph & Eman and soldiers Cerethi et Phelethi, Vivian Bible, Carolingian France, 845-851AD. BnF MS Latin 1.
