Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible historiale
France, Paris, ca. 1325
MS M.323 II, fol. 157v

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Zephaniah: Calling -- Zephaniah, wearing pointed hat, is seated on bench, looking up and raising left hand toward angel, nimbed, extending right hand and holding book in left hand, emerging from cloud-edged arc of Heaven. Burnished gold background; tree.
Frame of pink and blue decorated with gold and geometric ornament. Geometric and foliate ornament on extenders of, and within, initial L.
Illustration of Zephaniah 1:1 (Vulg., Sophonias).