Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleux
France, Arras, after 1246
MS M.730 fol. 169r

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Initial K:
Canticle
Initial K with its stem formed by fantastic animal, and with its marginal extensions of two fantastic animals intertwined with foliage.
Left column:
Line ending: escutcheon of azure, a dragon argent.
Line ending: escutcheon of gules, a chevron between annulets argent.
Line ending: two escutcheons, one gules, a lion rampant argent, and the other azure, an eagle displayed argent.
Line ending: fantastic dragon.
Right column:
Line ending: crowned hybrid man with two bodies.
Line ending: two escutcheons, one gules, a cross saltire between annulets argent, and the other azure, two axes addorsed argent.
Line ending: hybrid animal with two bodies.
Line ending: cat holding mouse in mouth.
Line ending: animal.
Line ending: escutcheon of gules, a fretty and a canton argent. escutcheon of azure, a carbuncle argent.
Line ending: fantastic animal.
Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.