Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Netherlands, probably Utrecht, ca. 1290
MS M.34 fol. 39r

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Psalm 027 (Vulg., 026):
Adam: Creation -- Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, raising left hand in blessing and holding book in right hand, stands beside Adam, nude, hands raised in prayer.
Scene on gold background in decorated initial D.
In right margin, bird, with raised wings, perches on end of foliate bar.