This rare humanist manuscript dating from the reign of French King François I features remarkably preserved illuminations depicting the life of David.
Paris, c. 1520-1530. Ferial psalter in French, illuminated manuscript on parchment with seven large miniatures by the artist designated as the "main executor of the Statutes of the Order of Saint Michael", close to the "Colaud group", sometimes called the "special associate of Étienne Colaud", 166 ff., complete, 19th-century binding, 10 x 16 cm/3.94 x 6.30 in.
Estimate: €200,000/250,000