Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, Paris, between 1495 and 1498
MS M.934 fol. 35r

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Psalm 148 (Vulg., 148) -- In top left corner is cloudy arc of heaven, rayed. Below is camel (?) beside kneeling bull and two birds. At right is woman, kneeling with joined hands raised. Behind her is woman, wearing headdress, kneeling with joined hands raised. In background is group of figures, most with only tops of heads visible. Scene in landscape setting.
Margin is decorated with foliate border, including grapevines, thistles, and daisies, inhabited by moth and by fantastic animal with monkey on his back.