Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible Historiale
France, Paris, ca. 1415
MS M.394 fol. 145r

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Solomon: Building of House -- Two men, one wearing hat, both holding palettes and paint brushes, stand on stools and paint inside house. At right, a third man mixes paint.
In upper, lower, and center margins, ivy-rinceaux foliate decoration.
Illustration of I Kings 07:01-12.