B.18, folio 86v

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Three initials to the Quid glorias each incorporating Christ piercing the head of a lion, or, to the right, a human, with a long cross

Three initials to Psalm 51 (Quid gloriaris). Those of the Gallican and Roman versions show Christ seated with a book, piercing the head of a lion with a long cross, while that of the Hebrew version has a standing Christ piercing the head of a man. From MS B.18, a triple psalter. Reims, 12th century.

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