Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, possibly Saint-Omer, 13th century
MS M.79 fol. 38v

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Psalm 032 (Vulg., 031) -- Initial’s ascender extending over left and upper margins, terminating in head of bald and bearded man; the initial’s descender across left and lower margins on which are perched pair of birds, beak to beak, both holding round object, possibly loaf, and four other round objects. Initial B and marginal illustrations of Psalm 32.