Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Paris, 1228-1234
MS M.153 fol. 91r

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Psalm 053 (Vulg., 052):
Fool, holding club in right hand and raising loaf to mouth with left hand, faces David, crowned, scepter in left hand, seated on bench.
Scene against gold background in decorated initial D.
Decorated line endings and penwork in lower margin (bas-de-page).