The Breslau Psalter
Psalter with miniatures and historiated initials
Texts and Images
Psalms 1, 26, 38, 51, 52, 68, 80, 97, 101 and 109 introduced the ten sections into which medieval Psalters were often divided. Each of these ten Psalms is preceded by full-page miniatures and opens with a large historiated initial. The remaining 140 Psalms received small miniatures in the borders, usually illustrating their opening verse or main theme.
Betrayal
The artist responsible for this miniature, Hand F, usually outlined the limbs of his figures in grey. This miniature is an exception. Here, the artist adhered to the red outlines employed by most other artists throughout the volume. He also painted a hem in shell gold, perhaps to mirror the hems executed by Hand A on the facing page.