Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleux
France, Arras, after 1246
MS M.730 fol. 93v

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Line ending: long-eared hybrid animal with two bodies.
Line ending: rabbit pursued by dog.
Text page of Psalm 80:15-19 (Vulg., 79:16-20).
Subject description for fol. 94r, 1) David: Battle between Kingdoms of Saul and David.
Li premiers quartiers dist ke souent auoit bataille entree les gens de ces ii roiames.
Subject description for fol. 94r, 2) Ishbosheth: Death, and 3) David: brought Head of Ishbosheth.
Li secons et li tiers dient coument doi home ke li rois Hisbores auit banis le uuaiterent ki dormoit a miedi tous seus en se cambre et li caupent le kief et l'aportent au roi Dauid.
Subject description for fol. 94r, 4) David: proclaimed King.
Li quars dist coument li baron des xi lignies vienent au rai Dauid en Ebron et le coroneret a roi sur les xi lignies.
Subject description for fol. 94v, 1) David: Battle against Zion, and 2) David: Building of House.
Les istores del E dient coument Dauid assiet Iherusalem et le prent et le ferme de fors murs et fait le tour Dauid et sen palais dedent le mont de Sion.