Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Netherlands, probably Utrecht, ca. 1290
MS M.34 fol. 163r

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Psalm 102 (Vulg., 101):
Cain: killing Abel -- Cain, holding club over head with both hands, stands over kneeling Abel, hands held together and bleeding from head.
Scene on gold background in decorated initial C.
In right margin, bird perches on end of foliate bar.