Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, Paris, between 1495 and 1498
MS M.934 fol. 49v

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Psalm 030 (Vulg., 029) -- Man, wearing hat, holds trowel in right hand and leans over partially constructed wall. Another man, wearing hat stands behind him. At right is David, crowned, extending right hand and holding scepter in left hand. Scene in landscape setting.
Margin is decorated with foliate border, including daisies and strawberries, inhabited by bird and fantastic animal.