Hand F
Artists
Hand F made the second largest contribution to the Psalter. He painted four full-page miniatures (fols. 72v, 85v, 98v, 113v) and four large historiated initials (fols. 75r, 88r, 101r, 116r), all distributed among four quires. He collaborated with Hand A in three of the quires (10, 12, 14). Hand F’s salient features include gold-tooled frames, elongated figures with small heads, elaborately knotted belts and ‘ankle warmers’, and grey outlines of limbs (except on fol. 72v). He shared a palette with Hands E and G.
Historiated initial E with musicians (Psalm 80)
Illustrating the opening verse of Psalm 80, this initial painted by Hand F shows five musicians playing a variety of instruments: a string instrument, a trumpet and a drum above, a harp and a transverse flute below.