Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible historiale
France, Paris, ca. 1325
MS M.322 I, fol. 167v

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David: Fetching of Ark -- David, wearing pointed hat, with hands raised, stands beneath tri-lobed arch with background of stars, supported by two columns. Before him is building with closed doors. Burnished gold background.
Frame of pink and blue decorated with gold and geometric ornament. Geometric and foliate ornament on extenders of initial D.
Illustration of II Samuel 6:1-7 (Vulg., II Kings).