Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Bourges, ca. 1473
MS M.677 fol. 232v

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Psalm 143 (Vulg., 142)
David: in Prayer -- David, crowned, wearing ermine collar, raising both hands, kneels at base of rocky outcropping. Above him is angel, extending sword held in right hand. In background is landscape, including hill surmounted by building. Beyond hill is church surrounded by buildings of city.