Sankt Florian Psalter

Sankt Florian Psalter
National Library of Poland, Warsaw
Beginning of Psalm 1, with a historiated initial "B" containing an image of King David, on folio 3 recto
Also known asPsalterium trilingue; rps III 8002
TypePsalter
DateBetween 1370 and early 15th century
Place of originKłodzko and Kraków, Poland
Language(s)Latin, Polish, German
Illuminated byMaster of Hutter's Bible
PatronQueen Hedwig of Poland
MaterialVellum
Size32 cm × 22.5 cm (12.6 in × 8.9 in); 297+IV folios
FormatDouble columns
ScriptGothic minuscule
ContentsTrilingual translation of the Book of Psalms
Previously keptSt. Florian Monastery, Sankt Florian, Austria
Discovered1827

The Sankt Florian Psalter or Saint Florian Psalter (Latin: Psalterium florianense or Psalterium trilingue, German: Florianer Psalter or Florianspsalter, Polish: Psałterz floriański or Psałterz św. Jadwigi) is a brightly illuminated trilingual manuscript psalter, written between late 14th and early 15th centuries in Latin, Polish and German. The Polish text is the oldest known translation of the Book of Psalms into that language. Its author, first owners, and place of origin are still not certain. It was named after St. Florian Monastery in Sankt Florian, a town in Austria, where it was discovered.


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