Psalter Ludwig des Deutschen : Ms. theol. lat. fol. 58

The Ludwig Psalter produced in the first third of the ninth century in the Abbey of St. Bertin (Saint-Omer, France) is one of the most precious psalters of the Carolingian era. It was made for Ludwig II (Ludwig the German 806–876), a grandson of Charlemagne (c. 747/48–814). His name is incorporated into the ornaments of the first double page: Hludovico regi vita salus felicitas perpes (To king Lud…