Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Belgium, Liège, ca. 1290-1305
MS M.155 fol. 11r

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Psalm 016 (Vulg., 015):
Male saint, decorated nimbus, holds palm branch in right hand and raises left hand.
Figure against gold background within decorated initial C.
In left margin, hybrid man, with body of wingless dragon and foliate tail, supports initial C.
In upper margin, wingless dragon.
In right margin, bird sits on foliate extension.