Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
Austria, perhaps Vienna, ca. 1435
MS M.230 fol. 6v

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New Testament:
Christ: anointed by Woman -- Christ, nimbed, raising right hand, left hand resting on loaf on table, is seated at end of the draped table. Woman crouches at His feet, grasping His right foot with both hands. Behind the table sit: man wearing hat, raising cup with right hand, indicating Christ with left hand; woman, veiled with wimple, raising object with right hand, left hand resting on loaf on table; and second man, wearing hat, right hand resting on loaf on table, raising left hand. Knives, and bowls are on the table. Before table is basket of loaves. Servant approaching table carries cup in extended right hand.
Interior scene with windows.
Caption MARIA DIE BÜSSENDE SÜNDERIN SALBT DEN HERREN ZU FUSS IN DEN PHARISEERS HAUSS UND ERLANGET GNAD LUC 7 is above miniature.
Prophets:
At left, half-figure of Isaiah, holding with both hands open book inscribed on left page CALAMUM QUASSATU(M) NON CONTERET [...] (Isaiah 47:03), right page not legible; below, half-figure of Jeremiah holding with both hands scroll with inscription cited as Jeremiah 3.
At right, half-figure of David, crowned, holding with both hands scroll inscribed SUAUIS DOMINUS UNIUERSIS ET MISERATIONES EIUS SUPER OMNIA OPERA EIUS (Psalm 145:09, Vulg., 144:09); below, half-figure of Ezekiel, wearing hat, holding open book inscribed on left page NOLO MORTEM MORIENTIS DICIT DOMINUS (Ezekiel 18:32, variant), right page not legible.
Old Testament:
1) David: rebuked by Nathan -- Nathan, gesturing with both hands, stands looking toward David, crowned, holding draped right hand to face, left hand on breast. PECCAUI D(OMI)NO (II Samuel 12:13, Vulg., II Kings 12:13) is inscribed above David.
Description below miniature with citation for II Samuel 12 (Vulg., II Kings 12)
2) Miriam: punished with Leprosy -- Moses, horned, holds with both hands scroll inscribed DEUS OBSECRO SANA EAM (Numbers 12:13). Above him is hand of God, nimbed, in gesture of blessing emerging from cloud. Moses looks toward Miriam, veiled with wimple, holding with right hand scroll inscribed NUM PER SOLUM MOISEN LOQUUT(US) EST D(OMI)N(US) (Numbers 12:02), her left hand on her breast. At left are three tents; two men with joined hands, kneel before two tents.
Description below miniature with citation for Numbers 12.