Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Commentary
Spain, perhaps Toledo, 1220
MS M.429 fol. 150r

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Zones 1-3:
Nebuchadnezzar: Siege of Jerusalem (Daniel 1:1) -- Army of soldiers, some helmeted, in coats of mail, some mounted, armed with bows and arrows, shields, swords and spears, two bannered, attacking city of Jerusalem on facing page(fol. 150r).
Zone 4:
Zedekiah blinded (II Kings 25:7, Vulg. IV Kings 25:7) -- Nimbed man with rod putting out eyes of Zedekiah, hands and feet fettered; Nebuchadnezzar crowned, holding spear and roll, seated on cushioned bench before architectural frame flanked by two helmeted soldiers in coats of mail, armed with spears and shields; man armed with sword decapitating one of two sons of Zedekiah, decapitated corpse of other son below.