Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 58r

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Psalm 110 (Vulg., 109):
Trinity: Two Persons flanking Dove -- Christ sits with God the Father on bench, both beardless, cross-nimbed, raising right hand in blessing, holding globe in left hand. Dove of Holy Spirit descends between them.
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), hybrid animal with curved horn for nose watches male musician, playing fiddle.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.