Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, Amiens, 1297-1310
MS M.796 fol. 109v

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Psalm 116 (Vulg., 115):
Soldier wearing chain mail holds sword in left hand and raises right hand.
Figure against gold background in decorated initial C with hybrid animal extension.
In upper margin, bird sits atop initial C.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), bird and owl sit on foliate extension.