Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Trente psaumes
France, ca. 1540
MS M.218 fol. 1v

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David: worshipping -- David kneels on cushion before draped altar with panel carved with figural decoration, upon which is Ark of Covenant, decorated with cherubs. Beside the Ark is crown. Altar is beneath canopy with tassels and curtains. Scene in interior with columns.
Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of columns and other classical elements.