Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Netherlands, probably Utrecht, ca. 1290
MS M.34 fol. 187v

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Christ: Resurrection -- Christ, crossed nimbus, rising from sarcophagus, holds bannered cross-staff in left hand and blesses with right hand. He looks toward nimbed figure in white tunic holding bowl and swinging censer. Three soldiers in chain mail sleep at foot of sarcophagus.
Scene on gold background within frame decorated with architecture and abstract ornament.