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In these stunning psalms, everything is illuminated — including the lives of King David and Thomas More

JL;DR SUMMARY The Morgan Library & Museum's new exhibition, "Sing a New Song: The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life," showcases the rich history and cultural significance of the Psalms in medieval Judaism and Christianity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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King DavidPsalmsPrayer PracticesReligious TextsIlluminated ManuscriptsMorgan LibraryMedieval ArtThomas MoreJewish And Christian ArtHistorical Exhibitions

Places mentioned

France
"Created for a Jewish physician in France in 1422, it is one of the treasures in the Morgan Library & Museums new exhibition, Sing a New Song: The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life."
Egypt
"A fourth-century BCE parchment fragment of a much longer literary scroll preserves three hymns relating to the New Years celebrations of an ancient Jewish community in southern Egypt."
Belgium
"For example, a rare 15th-century primer commissioned for a five-year-old girl in Belgium is open to a prayer of thanks."
Netherlands
"The Hours of Catherine of Cleves, made for the Duchess of Guelders in 1440, is among the highlights on display."
London, United Kingdom
"the Prayer Book of Sir Thomas More, whose handwriting fills the margins of the book, which he kept at his side during the 18 months he spent in the Tower of London before his execution."

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