Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Commentary
Spain, perhaps in Tábara, ca. 940-945
MS M.644 fol. 6r

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Abraham: sacrificing Isaac -- Hand of God in arc of heaven; Abraham nimbed, holding knife, grasping hair of Isaac clothed, hands bound, lying on altar; genealogical tree; inscriptions in architectural frames.
Illustration for Beatus of Valcavado, In Apocalipsin, Praefatio.