Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, probably Paris, ca. 1270s
MS M.101 fol. 58r

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Psalm 027 (Vulg., 026)
David: anointed -- David, crowned, with joined hands at breast, sits on bench. He is flanked by Samuel, with right hand raised and with vessel of affusion in left hand anointing David's head and by man touching his crown.
Scene above proscenium arch, with gold background, within initial D decorated with foliage.