Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
England, Oxford, between 1212 and 1220
MS M.43 fol. 13r

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1) Moses: Burning Bush -- Moses, nimbed, horned, barefooted, steps beside black shoes toward Christ-Logos, cross-nimbed, with right forefinger raised, seated amid flaming bush.
Scene caption in Anglo-Norman French, CI VIT MOYSES DEX EN LE BUISSON ARDANT E DEX LI COMANDOIT DESCHAUCER.
2) Moses: crossing Red Sea -- Five soldiers, in mail, including four wearing helmets, and three swords lie in Red Sea, divided by rod held in right hand of horned Moses, with left hand raised before group of Israelites departing to right.
Scene caption in Anglo-Norman French, CI PASSE MOYSES E SA CUMPAIGNIE LA MER E LA GENZ DE EGIPTE SUNT NEEZ.
Scenes within decorated frames.