The Howard Psalter is preceded by a collection of theological diagrams excerpted from several sources and known as the Speculum theologie, probably compiled by Johannes Metensis (John of Metz), a Franciscan preacher and follower of Bonaventura, active in Paris around 1273, and a calendar inserte...
Calendar and prefatory cycle of miniatures and diagrams (the 'De Lisle Psalter')
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The 'De Lisle Psalter' includes: ff. 117r-122v: Calendar, use of Sarum. ff. 123r-135: Prefatory material including the Speculum theologie, a collection of theological diagrams excerpted from several sources, probably compiled by Johannes Metensis (John of Metz), a Franciscan preacher and foll...
Psalter and Hours (the 'Howard Psalter') and Psalter (the 'De Lisle Psalter')
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Contents: The manuscript is composed of at least two formerly independent volumes: ff. 1r-116v: A Psalter and Hours, known as the 'Howard Psalter' (Arundel MS 83 I). ff. 177r-135v: A calendar and the Speculum theologiae, a collection of diagrams attributed to John of Metz, that originally fo...
