Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Tournai, 1480s
MS M.234 fol. 96v

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David: communicating with God -- David, with joined hands raised, kneels; harp and hat with crown are ground before him. Above, bust of God, wearing papal tiara right hand extended, appears in arc of Heaven.
Scene in landscape with moated castle and other building in background.
Margins decorated with floreate border including rose and strawberry.