Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible Historiale
France, Paris, ca. 1415
MS M.394 fol. 116r

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Miniature in left column:
1) Elkanah: Yearly Sacrifice -- Peninnah, wearing veil and wimple, raising lamb, kneels with two sons (?) raising lambs toward Eli, wearing high priest's vestments, holding crozier in right hand, standing before reliquary or tabernacle on draped altar, beside Hannah, wearing veil and wimple, with hands raised, seated on ground. Scene in landscape with mountain.
Illustration of I Samuel 01:03-04.
Miniature in right column:
2) Hannah: remaining with Samuel -- Before tabernacle or reliquary on draped altar stands Eli, wearing high priest's vestments, holding crozier in both hands, before Peninnah, flanked by two sons, raising lambs, all kneeling. Scene in landscape with mountain.
Illustration of I Samuel 01:21-23.
In upper, lower, left, and center margins, ivy-rinceaux foliate decoration.