Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
France, Paris, between 1495 and 1498
MS M.934 fol. 12r

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David: in Prayer -- David, crowned, kneels with joined hands raised, beside harp on ground. Above him in sky is angel, holding sword in right hand. Scene in landscape setting with buildings in background and hills in distance.
Margin is decorated with floreate border, including thistles and roses, inhabited by fantastic animal.
Strawberry in decorated initial D.