Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
England, probably London or Canterbury, 1310-1320
MS G.53 fol. 127r

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Psalm 144 (Vulg., 143):
David: in Prayer -- David crowned, kneels with hands joined in prayer before draped altar above which Hand of God emerges from cloud.
Scene against diapered background within foliate initial B.
In right margin, foliate column decorated with five animal masks.
In left margin and lower margin (bas-de-page), foliate bars.