Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, Paris, between 1495 and 1498
MS M.934 fol. 9v

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David: in Prayer -- David, wearing crown, kneels with joined hands raised, beside harp on ground and below rays in sky.
At left are group of fighting soldiers, wearing armor and holding swords. One reclines on ground and another kneels on ground, bleeding from wounds.
Scene in landscape setting.
Margin is decorated with foliate border, including violas, cornflowers, and strawberries, inhabited by bird.