Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Belgium, Tournai, ca. 1200
MS M.338 fol. 168v

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Psalm 041 (Vulg., 040)
Tower of Babel: Building -- Two of three men carry block on stretcher; one bears hod on shoulders; two ascend ramp before tower in which are four men, two wearing caps, working with pick axe, plumb line, trowel, and pulley.
Scene beside initial B.