225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station

Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

« Previous Next »   Thumbnails

Psalter
France, possibly Saint-Omer, 13th century
MS M.79 fol. 67r

See more information »

Psalm 060 (Vulg., 059) -- Initial D of Deus enclosing head of veiled woman against gold background; the initial’s descender extending across left, lower, and right margins partly formed by hybrid animal biting frame and terminating in foliage on which is perching crane-like hybrid bird. Initial D and marginal illustrations of Psalm 60.



(59 of 94)