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List View of MS M.730 Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleux. Arras, France, after 1246.
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Page View	MS M.730 fol. 101v Line ending: two knights wearing visors, mounted on caparisoned horses, jousting with lances or poles and shields, one decorated with gules, an eagle displayed argent. Line ending: snail encountering soldier, wearing helmet and chain mail, armed with sword and shield, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: two fantastic animals, one swallowing the other biting the first one. Line ending: man armed with sword, pursued by rabbit. Line ending: cat holding mouse in mouth. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament. Text page of Psalm 89:25-34 (Vulg., 88:26-35).
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 102r Line ending: bird pecking at protruding tongue of fox lying on its back (Bestiary: Fox feigning Death). Line ending: man, armed with sword, pursued by rabbit. Line ending: nude man, in jaws of fantastic dragon, armed with sword and shield (buckler), encountering hybrid bird indicating hindquarters with right hand and holding stick in left hand (Scene, Obscaena). Line ending: snail encountering soldier, wearing helmet and chain mail, armed with sword and shield, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting). Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament. Text page of Psalm 89:35-46 (Vulg., 88:36-47).
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 102v Initial D: Psalm 090 (Vulg., 089). Initial D with ascender decorated with interlaced and foliage, entwined by fantastic animal. Line ending: two heraldic escutcheons of Boisleux and Neuville-Vitasse. Line ending: two fantastic animals, one biting the other. Line ending: cat holding mouse in mouth. Line ending: bird pecking at protruding tongue of fox lying on its back (Bestiary: Fox feigning Death). Line ending: man wrestling with animal. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 103r Line ending: escutcheon of gules, a fretty and a canton gules. Line ending: man wrestling with animal. Line ending: snail encountering soldier, wearing helmet and chain mail, armed with sword and shield, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: Man, in jaws of fish, armed with sword and shield (buckler), encountering nude man indicating hindquarters with right hand, holding crook in left hand, and looking back. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament. Text page of Psalm 90:05-13 (Vulg., 89:05-13).
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.730 fol. 103v Initial Q: Psalm 091 (Vulg., 090). Initial Q with descender formed by fantastic animal with foliate tail inhabited by half-nude centaur shooting with bow and arrow, and fantastic animal with knotted and foliate tail in lower margin. Line ending: man, in jaws of fantastic animal, and dog-headed nude man (Cynocephalus), in jaws of fish, fighting with swords and shields (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: long-eared fantastic animal (viewed from top). Line ending: crowned hybrid man with two bodies. Line ending: snail encountering soldier, wearing helmet and chain mail, armed with sword and shield, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting). Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 104r Line ending: two escutcheons, one azure (unfinished), and the other gules (unfinished). Line ending: snail encountering helmeted soldier in chain mail, armed with shield and sword, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: bird before fox, with open jaws, lying on its back (Bestiary: Fox feigning Death). Line ending: fantastic animal wielding sword and shield. Line ending: hybrid bird, in jaws of fantastic animal and hybrid animal fighting with swords and shields (Burlesque: Fighting). Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament. Text page of Psalm 91:07-15 (Vulg., 90:07-15).
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 104v Initial B: Psalm 092 (Vulg., 091). Initial B decorated with foliage above fantastic animals, one biting the other. Line ending: two fantastic animals, one swallowing the other biting the first one. Line ending: fantastic animal with single horn. Line ending: escutcheon azure (unfinished). Line ending: escutcheon gules (unfinished). Line ending: nude man, in jaws of fantastic animal, armed with sword in right hand and with left hand grasping neck of hybrid animal (Burlesque: Fighting. Line ending: man, armed with sword, pursued by rabbit. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.730 fol. 105r Initial D: Psalm 093 (Vulg., 092). Initial D with ascender formed by fantastic animal with foliate tail enclosing three men, one dancing (?), one with raised hands pointing to head, and the third playing bagpipe. Line ending: escutcheon of gules, a bordure and a canton argent. Line ending: crowned hybrid man with two bodies. Line ending: two fantastic animals, one swallowing the other biting the first one. Line ending: escutcheon of gules, a bordure and canton argent, on chief label of three azure. Line ending: hybrid animal, in jaws of fantastic animal and hybrid man with spears and shields, one with heraldry of Boisleux. Line ending: heraldic escutcheon of Neuville-Vitasse. Line ending: snail encountering helmeted soldier in chain mail, armed with shield and sword, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting). Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 105v Initial D: Psalm 094 (Vulg., 093). Initial D with ascender decorated interlace and two fantastic animals entwined with foliage. Line ending: hybrid man with right hand holding sword and with left hand grasping hair of of hybrid man armed with shield and with sword in right hand piercing the other (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: snail encountering soldier, wearing helmet and chain mail, armed with sword and shield, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: two fantastic animals, one swallowing the other biting the first one. Line ending: bird pecking at protruding tongue of fox lying on its back (Bestiary: Fox feigning Death). Line ending: two men dancing, one with left hand pointing to head (Sports and Games: Dancing). Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 106r Line ending: man, in jaws of fantastic animal, and hybrid man fighting with swords and shields (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: two escutcheons, one azure, a dragon argent, and the other gules, a cross saltire between annulets argent. Line ending: two men dancing, one nude, wearing cap, with raised hands pointing to head, looking back at the other(Sports and Games: Dancing). Line ending: nude man, in jaws of 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: man, wearing cap, wrestling with animal. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament. Text page of Psalm 94:08-17 (Vulg., 93:08-17).
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.730 fol. 106v Initial U: Psalm 090 (Vulg., 089). Initial U formed partly by fantastic animal, with marginal extensions decorated with foliage enclosing bearded man, wearing flat-topped hood (stiff liripipe ?) and trousers, holding vessel in left hand and staff in right hand (beggar ?), and with fantastic animal biting itself. Line ending: man, in jaws of fantastic animal, armed with sword and shield. Line ending: bird pecking at protruding tongue of fox lying on its back (Bestiary: Fox feigning Death). Line ending: decorated escutcheon of argent, an eagle displayed sable. Line ending: nude man, in jaws of animal, armed with sword and shield, encountering nude man indicating hindquarters with right hand, holding stick left hand, and looking back (Scene, Obscaena). Line ending: long-eared hybrid man with two bodies. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.730 fol. 107r Initial D: Psalm 096 (Vulg., 095). Two headless men armed with swords hold up severed head, around initial C decorated with foliage. Line ending: crowned hybrid man with two bodies. Line ending: escutcheon of gules, three billets (?) argent. Line ending: bird pecking at protruding tongue of fox lying on its back (Bestiary: Fox feigning Death). Line ending: cat holding mouse in mouth. Line ending: snail encountering soldier, wearing helmet and chain mail, armed with sword and shield, hurling javelin (Burlesque: Fighting). Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.730 fol. 107v Initial D: Psalm 097 (Vulg., 096). Initial D with ascender formed by half-nude man, wearing trousers, as acrobat (?) upside down, holding sword in right hand and grasping the initial in left hand, in left margin. Line ending: bird pecking at protruding tongue of fox lying on its back (Bestiary: Fox feigning Death). Line ending: nude man, in jaws of fantastic animal, armed with spear and shield fighting hybrid man armed with sword (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: escutcheon of gules, an eagle displayed argent. Line ending: escutcheon of gules, two axes addorsed argent. Line ending: fantastic animal (viewed from top). Line ending: hybrid man and man, in jaws of fantastic animal, fighting with swords and shields (bucklers) (Burlesque: Fighting). Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 108r Line ending: nude man, in jaws of animal, armed with shield, fighting hybrid man with sword and shield (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: snail encountering man, armed with sword and shield, hurling javeling. Line ending: three escutcheons, gules, azure, and gules, a canton argent (all unfinished). Line ending: bird pecking at protruding tongue of fox lying on its back (Bestiary: Fox feigning Death). Line ending: fantastic animal with one vertical horn. Line ending: two fantastic animals, one swallowing the other biting the first one. Line ending: hybrid animal. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament. Text page of Psalm 97:01-10 (Vulg., 96:01-10).
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 108v Line ending: man, in jaws of animal, and hybrid man, both armed with shields, jousting. Line ending: man pursued by rabbit. Subject description for fol. 109r, 1) and 2) David: Fetching of Ark. Li premiers quartiers et li secons dient coument Dauid fait aporter sur un car l'arce du testament diu en Iherusalem et va deuant orgenant et tous li puiles ensamble auec lui. Subject description for fol. 109r, 3) and 4) David: with Bathsheba. Li tiers et li quars dient coument Dauid apres dormir a miedi de sen palais vit une dame ki acesmoit sen kief et lauoit sa face ki ot non Bersabee et le mande. Subject description for fol. 109v, 1) David: with Bathsheba. Li premiere istore du C dist coument li rois Dauid gist tote nuit auec le dame et fu enchainte de lui. Subject description for fol. 109v, 2) David: sending Uriah to Joab. Li seconde istore du C dist coument Dauid enuoie le baron a le dame en l'ost et li baille letres closes par coi il fu mors en le bataille. Subject description for fol. 109v, 3) David: Marriage with Bathsheba. Li tierce istore dist coument Dauid prent a feme le dame apres la mort sen baron et puis en eut il Salemon.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.730 fol. 109r 1) and 2) David: Fetching of Ark -- Uzzah lies prostrated on ground, before Ark of Covenant flanked by two candles in candlesticks in draped cart pulled by four oxen, driven by Ahio wearing hooded garment, holding rod. To right, David, crowned, plays portable organ, accompanied by group of men and youths, some wearing caps, playing musical instruments including horns, viol, pipe, and psaltery (?), and women, one dancing, one playing castanets, and another, wearing snood, striking tamborine. Illustration of II Samuel 6:1-7. 3) and 4) David and Bathsheba: Bathsheba bathing -- Servant supports David, crowned, placing his right arm around the servamt's shoulders, approaching with legs crossed, and extending left hand through window of tower, pointing toward Bathsheba, with towel over her breast and arms, raising hands to her head, standing beside basin on stand. Scene in architectural setting. Illustration of II Samuel 11:2-4. Scenes with gold diapered and punched backgrounds, within decorated frames.
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 109v Psalm 098 (Vulg., 097). 1) David and Bathsheba: in Bed -- David, crowned, and Bathsheba, both partly nude, embrace under cover on draped four-post bed, beneath lamp suspended from arch of architectural setting, beside building with closed portals. Illustration of II Samuel 11:4. 2) David: sending Uriah to Joab -- David, crowned, sits with legs crossed on bench, holding sword in right hand and with left hand extending letter to right hand of Uriah the Hittite in chain mail, mounted on bridled horse departing to right. Scene in architectural setting. Illustration of II Samuel 11:14. 3) David: Marriage with Bathsheba -- Man, wearing hat, with left hand joins right hand of crowned David with right hand of Bathsheba. Scene in architectural setting. Illustration of II Samuel 11:27.
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 110r Initial D: Psalm 099 (Vulg., 098). Initial D with beast head and with ascender formed by foliate extension intertwined with animal. Line ending: two fantastic animals, the first swallowing the second biting the first. Line ending: escutcheon of azure, a cross between annulets argent. Line ending: man, in jaws of fantastic animal, armed with shield, thrusting sword into hybrid man wielding sword (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: four escutcheons, the first gules, a fretty and a canton argent, the second azure, a dragon argent, the third gules, an eagle displayed argent, and the fourth azure, three horseshoes argent. Line ending: woman, wearing berbette, tunic, and striped stockings, and man with hands raised pointing to his ears, both dancing (Sports and Games: Dancing). Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View	MS M.730 fol. 110v Initial I: Psalm 100 (Vulg., 099). Initial I decorated with interlace and with foliate extensions, the ascender formed by dragon and the descender decorated with foliage and two fantastic animals, and hybrid animal with two bodies in lower margin. Line ending: decorated escutcheon. Line ending: two hybrid men with shields, one with heraldry of azure, a cross between annulets argent, both jousting (Burlesque: Jousting). Line ending: snail encountering hooded man armed with club and shield (Burlesque: Fighting). Line ending: shield of gules, a bend gules. Line ending: nude man, in jaws of fantastic man, armed with sword and shield, encountering fantastic animal. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.730 fol. 111r Initial M: Psalm 101 (Vulg., 100). Initial M beside male musician seated with crossed feet, playing pipe and tabor, and with descender formed by fantastic animal bitten by dragon with foliate tail. Line ending: three men dancing, one in center with raised hands pointing to head, and the right one playing bagpipe. Line ending: two heraldic escutcheons of Boisleux and Neuville-Vitasse. Line ending: three fantastic animals, two swallowing the third biting the first one. Line ending: hybrid animal with two bodies. Line ending: two escutcheons, one gules, a bordure argent, and the other gules, a bordure and a canton (?) argent, both flanking two men wrestling. Line endings: geometric and foliate ornament. In lower margin below last line of text, half-nude male acrobat blowing horn, wrapped around last syllable of "bat" of word "ministrabat" of verse 6 of Psalm 101 (Vulg., 100).

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