Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, perhaps Metz, 1370-1380
MS M.88 fol. 61r

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Psalm 053 (Vulg., 052):
Fool holds club in right hand and eats loaf held in left hand.
Figure on red background decorated with gold within foliate initial D.
Right margin:
Bird sits on foliate extension.
Lower margin (bas-de-page):
Along foliate bar, lion roars, knocking over one of two rabbits; bird sits on foliate extension.