Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Italy, 1450-1475
MS M.56 fol. 100r

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David: in Prayer -- David, with rays as nimbus, kneels with joined hands raised beside him is crown on ground. Scene in landscape with stream, trees, and distant mountains, all within initial C decorated with foliate ornament.
Margins decorated with foliate ornament, including viola, rose, and columbine.