Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
England, probably London or Canterbury, 1310-1320
MS G.53 fol. 150r

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Scene, Liturgical: Extreme Unction -- Four clerics, one holding situla and crucifix, one holding open book with pseudo-incriptions, and one with object in left hand, possibly reliquary, stand before tonsured monk reclining nude on draped bed with pillow, hands joined in prayer.
Scene against gold background within decorated initial O.
Foliate extensions with flowers and interlace in left margin, right margin, and lower margin (bas-de-page).