Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France or England, ca. 1260-1270
MS M.138 fol. 80v

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Hannah: praying in Temple-- Elkanah, wearing pointed hat, raising left hand, stands behind Hannah, wearing berbette, joined hands raised in prayer. She kneels before Eli, wearing pointed hat, raising right hand and pointing. He stands at altar within trefoil arch of building (temple).
Scene within decorated initial F, stem forming marginal extender inhabited by hybrid animal.
Illustration for I Samuel 1:9-13.