The Durham Cassiodorus (Durham, Cathedral Library, MS B. II. 30) is an 8th-century
illuminated manuscript containing
Cassiodorus's ''
Explanation of the Psalms''. The manuscript was produced in
Northumbria
la, Regnum Northanhymbrorum
, conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Northumbria
, common_name = Northumbria
, status = State
, status_text = Unified Anglian kingdom (before 876)North: Anglian kingdom (af ...
in about 730, and remains in the north-east of England in the library of
Durham Cathedral.
The
codex has 261 surviving folios. It is the earliest known copy of the commentary written by Cassiodorus in the sixth century and the hands of six scribes have been identified within it.
Illustrations
The manuscript contains two surviving miniatures of
King David, one of ''David as Victor'' (right) and one of ''
David as Musician''. A third miniature is known to have existed, but does not survive.
External links
Digitized Copy of Cassiodorus on the PsalmsMore information at Earlier Latin Manuscripts
8th-century illuminated manuscripts
8th-century Christian texts
Christian illuminated manuscripts
Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts
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