Highlights of the Exhibition
The Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Bible Collection
at
Bridwell Library
1996-2006
September 7-November 18, 2006  

Dutch Prayers to the Virgin Mary

Psalterium B. Mariae Virginis [Dutch]. Antwerp: Gerard Leeu, 8 October 1491.

This little Dutch book is not actually a Psalter, but rather a collection of 150 psalm-like poems in honor of the Virgin Mary, traditionally attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux.  Each poem begins with the same words as the corresponding psalm of David, quoted in Latin, but then moves on to express themes of Marian devotion.  Printed along with a short text on the five sorrows of the Virgin Mary by Anselm of Canterbury, the book is a true rarity, as only five other copies are known. 
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