Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, Amiens, 1297-1310
MS M.796 fol. 119v

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Psalm 120 (Vulg., 119):
Woman, possibly donor, head covered, hands joined in prayer, kneels before open book on stand.
Scene against gold background in decorated initial A.
In upper margin, hybrid bishop sits on foliate extension.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), dog pursues rabbit along foliate extension.