Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 80v

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Upper vignette:
David: Servants return from Nabal (I Samuel 25:09) -- Of two messangers, one raises right forefinger and holds hat in left hand, and other extends right hand toward David, crowned, seated in draped throne beneath canopy, with scepter in right hand. Scene in room.
Lower vignette:
David: advancing against Nabal (I Samuel 25:13) -- David, wearing crown, is mounted on horse, beside soldier, wearing armor, mounted on horse, raising left forefinger. Behind them is group of soldiers, one holding banner. Scene in landscape setting.
Caption between vignettes reads, LES MESSAGIERS AU ROY DAUID ALLERERENT LA RESPONSE DIRE LE QUEL QUANT REFFUSES LES VIT IURA NABAL FEURE DESTRUIRE.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including cornflowers and thistles, inhabited by fly and by hybrid animal, wearing hood, with monkey on his back, wearing collar, holding thorn (?).
Dog (?) head in docorated initial D and snail in decorated initial C.