Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, probably Paris, ca. 1270s
MS M.101 fol. 20v

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Center, ovals enclosing:
1) Christ: before Pilate -- Two men, one wearing cap, present Christ, cross-nimbed, with right hand raised, before Pilate, wearing cap, seated, with left hand raised toward Him. Proscenium arch below and arches above.
2) Christ: mocked -- Christ, cross-nimbed, blindfolded, with wrists bound, sits on bench, flanked by two men, one striking His face, the other with left hand extended. Proscenium arch below and arches above.
3) Christ: Flagellation -- Christ, cross-nimbed, in loin cloth, stands with hands bound to column in front, flanked by two tormentors, one wearing cap, both holding rods. Proscenium arch below.
4) Christ: bearing Cross -- Virgin Mary, unnimbed, or Hedroit, wearing berbette, supports arms of green cross borne on right shoulder of Christ, cross-nimbed, in loin cloth, following man holding three nails.
Scenes with gold backgrounds.
Frame, medallions enclosing:
Four figures of prophets, evangelists, or apostles, three holding scrolls and one holding book, all gesturing, seated on benches, beneath trefoil arches. Diapered backgrounds.
Full-page background decorated with diapered spandrels, and with center quatrefoil and four lateral half-trefoils enclosing foliage with beast heads on gold grounds, all within decorated frame.