Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1475-1485
MS M.1077 fol. 118v

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David: in Prayer -- David, with joined hands, kneels, looking up. Hat with crown (?), scepter, and harp, partially in sack, are on ground beside him. Angel hovers above him.
Scene in landscape with rocky outcrop, trees and castle in background.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament including dianthus, thistle and strawberry.