Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
England, Oxford, between 1212 and 1220
MS M.43 fol. 97r

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Psalm 069 (Vulg., 068).
1) Jonah: cast overboard -- In sailboat with bird prows, two men, one hooded, throw Jonah, hooded, into mouth of whale in sea.
2) Jonah: cast up -- Jonah, hooded, with left hand to face, sits on whale on sea.
Scenes within initial S against gold background (abraded), within decorated frame edged with green.