Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, possibly Saint-Omer, 13th century
MS M.79 fol. 50r

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Psalm 042 (Vulg., 041) -- In left margin, two marginal extensions formed by pair of long-eared, dragon-like hybrid animals intertwined and biting each other’s back, both extending across left, upper, and lower margins, and both terminating in right margin in head of hybrid animal biting sword raised with right hand of hybrid man, wearing tunic over hooves, and with left hand extending shield. Marginal illustrations at end of Psalm 42.