Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 320r

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1) Christ: in Gethsemane -- In initial D decorated with geometric ornament and diapered backgrounds, Christ, cross-nimbed, kneels with His joined hands raised in prayer, on the mount. Behind Him are five nimbed apostles, including tonsured Peter, all seated asleep.
2) Margins - Rectilinear bars decorated with interlace and foliage, enclosing seven French heraldic shields, including Count of Soissons (three) and Count of Grandpré (two), and inhabited by four birds including one pecking itself, two hybrid men including one wearing a hat, a dragon, two hybrid animals, and a hybrid bird.