Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Belgium, Liège, ca. 1290-1305
MS M.155 fol. 81v

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Psalm 081 (Vulg., 080):
David: as Musician -- David, crowned, seated on bench, plays cymbala with hammer in each hand.
Figure against gold background within decorated initial E
Scene, Sports and Games: Hunting, Deer -- In upper margin, man, holding spear in right hand and blowing horn in left hand, looks toward two dogs chasing stag.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), hybrid man, with body of wingless dragon and foliate tail, waves sword and shield. Below this, man stabs man with dagger.