File:Psaultier Montpellier MS-H409 David.jpg

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DescriptionPsaultier Montpellier MS-H409 David.jpg	miniature of King David in the 8th century illuminated manuscript "Psaultier de Montpeller" in French or "Psalter von Montpellier" in German, that was made in the then bavarian monastary of Mondsee near Salzburg in what is now Upper Austria, the codex is now found under the signature Ms. H409 in the Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire Médicine de Montpellier, France. The instrument resembles a lyre, specifically a Germanic lyre or rotte. However, the edges don't go from the curved arch all the way down to the bottom of the instrument, and the area behind the strings at the top appears solid (no working space for the fingers from the back). Possibly, then, this is a psaltery.
Date	before 788
Source	Website of the Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire Médicine de Montpellier, France Psalter of Charlemagne, H 409, folio 1v.^[1] http://manuscrits-bumed.cines.fr/images/409001vf.jpg
Author	unknown 8th century monk from Mondsee
Permission (Reusing this file)	2-dimensional facsimile of a painting older than 100 years

↑ CAMES, Gérard (2004-2005). "Un trésor manuscrit carolingien à la bibliothèque de la Faculté de Médecine de Montpellier". ÉTUDES HÉRAULTAISES (35): 25.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	01:42, 29 April 2025	1,096 × 1,936 (2.6 MB)	Jacqke	Reverted to version as of 01:19, 29 April 2025 (UTC) Not consistent on different screens. Less warm version looks better on more screens
	01:39, 29 April 2025	1,096 × 1,936 (2.8 MB)	Jacqke	image colors warmed to counter over-whitening of digital correction
	01:19, 29 April 2025	1,096 × 1,936 (2.6 MB)	Jacqke	higher resolution from scan of original at https://initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/codex/9042/7733
	06:37, 9 June 2008	558 × 900 (273 KB)	El bes	{{Information \|Description= miniature of King David in the 8th century illuminated manuscript "''Psaultier de Montpeller''" in French or "''Psalter von Montpellier''" in German, that was made in the then bavarian monastary of Mondsee near Salzburg in what