Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, Paris, between 1495 and 1498
MS M.934 fol. 41r

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Psalm 023 (Vulg., 022) -- David, crowned, kneels with joined hands raised, below cloudy arc of heaven, rayed. Beside him are two men, the foremost of which extends right hand and holds hat in left hand. Behind them are two horses, carrying trunks. Scene in landscape setting.
Margin is decorated with foliate border, including violas, inhabited by fantastic animal.