Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Belgium, Liège, ca. 1290-1305
MS M.155 fol. 159v

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Canticle of Hebrews Three III:
Man raises right hand and holds book in left hand.
Figure against gold background within decorated initial B.
In upper margin, hybrid man, with body of wingless dragon and foliate tail, raises club and round shield (buckler) before arrow shot by hybrid on facing page (fol. 160r).
In left margin, hybrid man, crowned, with body of wingless dragon and foliate tail, plays trumpet.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), dog chases rabbit.