Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Trente psaumes
France, ca. 1540
MS M.218 fol. 89v

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David: cherished by Abishag (?) -- David (?), crowned, as old man, holding scepter in left hand, sits on throne with feet on cushion, beneath canopy. Before him kneels Abishag (?), with hands extended.
Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of columns and other classical elements.