Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleux
France, Arras, after 1246
MS M.730 fol. 181r

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Psalm 023 (Vulg., 022).
Initial D decorated with diapered infilling, adjoined by fantastic animal with tail of interlace and foliate tendrils, and supported by male caryatid seated on bench with feet atop fantastic animal biting its leg.
Psalm 025 (Vulg., 024).
Initial A formed by fantastic animal with foliate tendrils entwined with two fantastic animals and two men dancing, one raising hands pointing to his head looking back at the other, and male musician holding bagpipe.
Line ending: two escutcheons, one gules, a cross between roundels, argent, and the other azure, a fretty and a canton argent.
Line ending: two men dancing, one nude, raising hands pointing to his head and looking back at the other.
Line ending: escutcheon of azure, annulets argent, beside man and hybrid man, wearing cap, fighting with spears and shields, one decorated with azure, an eagle displayed argent.
Line ending: two escutcheons, one gules, a fretty and a canton argent, and the other azure, a carbuncle argent.
Line ending: fantastic animal.
Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Text page of Psalms 23 (Vulg., 22) and 25 (Vulg., 24) of Second Nocturn in Matins of Office of the Dead.