Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible Historiale
France, Paris, ca. 1415
MS M.394 fol. 112r

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Samson: with Delilah -- Samson, seated on floor, sleeps with head in lap of Delilah, wearing headdress, seated on stool, with scissors in right hand cutting hair of Samson. Scene in room with tiled floor, table, wooden ceiling, and leaded-glass window.
In upper, lower, and center margins, ivy-rinceaux foliate decoration.
Illustration of Judges 16:15-20.