225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station
Psalter
France, possibly Saint-Omer, 13th century
MS M.79 fol. 43r
Psalm 036 (Vulg., 035) -- Initial D of Dixit enclosing head of mitered bishop against gold background; the initial’s descender partly formed by dragon-like hybrid animal, terminating in lower right margin in bust of angel, wrists crossed, looking upward with tongue protruding to sword. Initial D and marginal illustrations of Psalm 36.
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