Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Netherlands, probably Utrecht, ca. 1290
MS M.34 fol. 63r

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Psalm 039 (Vulg., 038):
Eve: Creation -- Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, book in right hand, left hand raised in blessing, stands beside Eve, hands clasped, nude, issuing from side of Adam reclining, nude, left hand to face.
Scene on gold background in decorated initial D.
In right margin, dog sits on end of foliate bar, looking up at initial.