225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station
Psalter-Hours
Belgium, Liège, ca. 1280s
MS M.183 fol. 47v
Initial I:
Psalm 035 (Vulg., 034) -- Nimbed female saint, wearing Franciscan (?) nun's habit, possibly Clara of Assisi, stands with palm in right hand and book with two straps in left hand.
Figure beneath trefoil arch of gable niche within initial I decorated with fantastic animal and marginal foliate extensions.
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