Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Bourges, ca. 1473
MS M.677 fol. 86r

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Psalm 063 (Vulg., 062):
David: Penitence of Shimei -- David, crowned, wearing ermine collar, pointing with right hand, leads group of male figures. They stand before Shimei, wearing cap, extending hands toward David. Group of figures, including one man with walking stick, stands behind Shimei. In background is landscape, including cultivated lands and city built on lake, on which are several ships.