Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, Paris, between 1495 and 1498
MS M.934 fol. 169r

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Psalm 116 (Vulg., 114) -- Skeleton (personification of Death), holds spear in left hand and indicates David, wearing crown, raising hands. Above is cloud-edged arc of heaven, within which is Christ-Logos, nimbed, extending right hand. Scene in landscape setting.
Margin is decorated with foliate border, including daisies, inhabited by bird.