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List View of MS M.218 Trente psaumes. France, ca. 1540.
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Page View	MS M.218 fol. 1v David: worshipping -- David kneels on cushion before draped altar with panel carved with figural decoration, upon which is Ark of Covenant, decorated with cherubs. Beside the Ark is crown. Altar is beneath canopy with tassels and curtains. Scene in interior with columns. Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of columns and other classical elements.
Page View	MS M.218 fol. 53v David: Festival Sacrifice -- Kneeling men and women, gesturing, kneel around step, on top of which stands David, crowned, with right hand raised, beside altar with flames. Scene in interior, with arches and pilasters. Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of columns and other classical elements.
Page View	MS M.218 fol. 81v David and Bathsheba (?) -- David, wearing hat-like crown and fur collar, holding scepter in left hand, sits on throne on raised dais beneath canopy and beside standing man, wearing hat. Before him kneels woman, possibly Bathsheba, veiled, gesturing with left hand. In background on terrace visible through arched doorway, man, possibly Uriah, kneels before David, wearing same hat-like crown and fur-collared robe, and holding scepter (David: sending Uriah to Joab ?). Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of caryatids and other classical elements.
Page View	MS M.218 fol. 89v David: cherished by Abishag (?) -- David (?), crowned, as old man, holding scepter in left hand, sits on throne with feet on cushion, beneath canopy. Before him kneels Abishag (?), with hands extended. Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of columns and other classical elements.
Page View	MS M.218 fol. 92v Solomon: crowned King -- David, as old man, wearing cap, in canopied bed beneath covers, with left hand helps to place crown on head of Solomon, kneeling with joined hands raised beside the bed. Behind Solomon stand Nathan, wearing high priest's hat, gesturing with right hand, and another man, possibly Sadoc or Benaiah, holding crown in both hands. On opposite side of bed stands woman, possibly Bathsheba or Abishag, with joined hands raised, and a third man, possibly Sadoc or Benaiah. Scene in room with ornately carved bed and leaded glass window with painted oval pane depicting figure. Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of columns and other classical elements.
Page View	MS M.218 fol. 109v Legend, Gesta Romanorum XLV -- Corpse of father, partially draped in shroud, with two arrows in breast, is bound to tree. Beside the tree kneels youth (son), with hands raised, being crowned by man. Man on horse, wearing hat, with scepter or rod points to the crown. Other two sons, including one leaning on bow held in left hand, witness scene. In background is landscape with mountains and distant city (?). Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of satanic caryatids, with horns and goat legs, both balancing pots of fruit and leaves on their heads, and other classical elements.
Page View	MS M.218 fol. 119v Solomon: Judgment -- Two women, including one kneeling, both gesturing, are before Solomon, crowned, gesturing and holding scepter, seated on throne beneath canopy on raised dais, upon which lies dead infant. Flanking Solomon are three men, including one wearing hat, and three soldiers, including one holding sword in right hand and infant by the arm in left hand; and by two wearing helmets, one with separ. Classical ruins in background. Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of pilasters with carved figures and other classical elements.
Page View	MS M.218 fol. 133v Solomon: visited by Queen of Sheba -- Solomon, crowned, holding scepter in left hand and with right hand raised, flanked by two men, sits on throne on raised dais beneath canopy with hanging tassels and curtains. Before him kneels Queen of Sheba, crowned, with two maids standing behind her. Two men, one carrying pitcher on his shoulders and the other bending with his hands on two-handled vessel on the ground, flank the women. Behind column in background is man beside another pitcher. City with classical buildings in background. Miniature enclosed in architectural frame composed of columns and other classical elements.

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