Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleux
France, Arras, after 1246
MS M.730 fol. 230r

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Initial D decorated with diapered infilling and adjoined by fantastic animal with tail of foliate tendrils, enclosing hooded male musician holding bagpipe and male dancer with raised hands pointing to his head. Beginning of Psalm 093 (Vulg., 092).
Initial I formed by two fantastic animals, one with tail of foliate tendrils entwined with another fantastic animal, and the other with tail entangled with nude male figure in lower margin. Beginning of Psalm 100 (Vulg., 099).
Line ending: nude man, in jaws of fantastic animal, armed with sword and shield (buckler), encountering hybrid man indicating hindquarters with right hand, holding stick in left hand, and looking back (Scene, Obscaena).
Line ending: gules, a bordure and a canton argent, on chief label of three.
Line ending: snail encountering soldier, wearing helmet and chain mail, armed with sword and shield, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting).
Line ending: nude man, in jaws of fantastic animal, armed with sword and shield (buckler), encountering nude man, indicating hindquarters with right hand, holding stick in left hand, and looking back (Scene, Obscaena).
Line ending: heraldic escutcheon of Neuville-Vitasse with a label of three azure.
Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Text page of Psalms 093 (Vulg., 092) and Psalm 100 (Vulg., 099) in Lauds of Hours of the Virgin.
Below the text block in lower margin, fantastic animal with neck wrapped around words of "ipsi nos" of Psalm 100:02 (Vulg., 099:03).