Folchard Psalter
manuscript by Folchardus
The Folchart Psalter, or Folchard Psalter (St. Gall, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 23), is a Carolingian illuminated manuscript. It was produced about 872–883 in the scriptorium of the Abbey of St. Gall, Switzerland, under the direction of the scribe Folchardus, usually modernized as Folchard or Folchart.
Folchardus is attested to being a monk at St. Gall from 849 to 854 and 898–899. Folchardus is not mentioned in the Casus of Ekkehard IV, making his biography obscure and incomplete. He is recorded being a sub-deacon in 858, and a deacon no later than 860; he was elected prior in the Benedictine monasteries at Zürichgau and Turgovia (869-878), and at the latest in 882 was elected the senior assistant or vicar of Abbot Hartmut.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 4, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5464245. VIAF identifies the subject as 176804702. The Library of Congress control number is no95025477. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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