Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Judges.
Bologna, Italy, ca. 1270
MS G.38.I, fol. 094v

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Joshua: Death -- Head of Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, emerging from cloud at upper left, looks down toward four men, foremost raising both hands. They are next to Joshua, pearled nimbus, eyes closed, nude, body draped, reclining on mattress (?). Another man is behind head of Joshua.
All enclosed in initial P at beginning of Judges.
In lower margins, two birds, beaks open, enclosed in foliate medallions linked by decorated foliate bar inhabited by heads of two birds blowing trumpets, and by animal mask, foliage issuing from mouth.