Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Belgium, Liège, ca. 1290-1305
MS M.155 fol. 115r

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Psalm 111 (Vulg., 110):
Female saint, decorated nimbus, holds object, possibly book, in right hand and raises left hand.
Figure against gold background within decorated initial C.
In upper and left margins, wingless dragon with elongated neck.
In lower margin (bas-de-page) and right margin, hybrid animal with human head, body of wingless dragon, and foliate tail.