Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 272v

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Creation Scene: 3rd Day -- Christ-Logos, pearled crossed nimbus, with book in His left hand, stands on earth with trees and flowers and raises His right hand toward some of the trees. Scene with diapered background, within Gothic architectural frame decorated with two foliate heads, two hybrid men, cusps of foliate terminals, and six French heraldic shields, including Count of Soissons (one), Coeuvres (two) and Grandpré (two), in medallions.