Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, probably Thérouanne, ca. 1265
MS M.97 fol. 16v

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Christ: Flagellation -- Christ, scalloped nimbus, in long loin cloth and covered in bloody sores, stands bound at wrists to column. Two tormentors flank him holding flails with both hands, pointed hats tied around neck with strings.
Scene against gold background within Gothic architectural frame decorated with abstract ornament.