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Psalter
France, possibly Arras, 1260-1280
MS G.2 fol. 128v

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Psalm 102 (Vulg., 101):
David: in Prayer -- David, crowned, kneeling with hands joined in prayer before draped altar on which sits cross, looks up toward hand of God, blessing, from cloud.
Scene against gold background inside foliate initial D.
In left margin, two pelicans sit on foliate extension. One pierces breast with beak.



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