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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Do I detect a hint of irony when you were speaking about the Psalter in Dutch? For those who'd like to have access to several Bible versions in Dutch (including the latest, 2004, translation), here's a good link: http://www.biblija.net/biblija.cgi?lang=nl (You can run the Dutch text parallel with the KJV and other English versions... But of course we know that Dutch was the original language spoken in Paradise ...) FvL Frans van Liere Department of History, Calvin College 1845 Knollcrest Circle SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.calvin.edu/academic/history/faculty/vanlieref/ >>> [log in to unmask] 01/03/06 2:57 PM >>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: "Ferzoco, G.P." <[log in to unmask]> > check a searchable e-facsimile of the Utrecht Psalter (needs Microsoft Explorer to work; even so, I am having some difficulties with it, but what the hey ...) - > http://psalter.library.uu.nl/ many thanks for the headsup, George. wow! the complete text of the Psalter, in Dutch. not an easy thing to find, and so handy, as well. also, check out the illumination on fol. 6v, which has the famous drawing of the Christ-Logos stepping *out* of his mandorla, giving the lie to the misconception that a "mandorla" is generated from and around the body of a sacred figure and demonstrating that it is, rather, some kind of "gateway" between two planes of existence : http://psalter.library.uu.nl/polygon.asp?empty=1&type=r&cord=190,160,460,340&zoom=1 (the image is enlargable --click on the "expand" logo in the lower right corner after it completely loads on your machine) for the more mundanely-minded on the list, there is one of the earliest representations of a crank, turning a grindstone, on fol. 35v: http://psalter.library.uu.nl/polygon.asp?empty=1&type=r&cord=470,615,580,680&zoom=1 c ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html