Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Bourges, ca. 1473
MS M.677 fol. 249r

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Psalm 121 (Vulg., 120):
Jacob: Dream -- Angels ascend and descend ladder. Jacob, arms crossed, kneels on one knee and looks up toward ladder. In background is landscape, including small towns (city) and hills surmounted by buildings.