Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Historien Bibel
Germany, between 1375 and 1400
MS M.268 fol. 9v

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Upper half: Moses: Golden Calf, Idolaters slain -- At left, five men, three wearing hats, standing behind Moses inscribed MOYSES, hands gesturing toward soldiers, wearing helmets, holding knife or dagger, scimitar, sword and spear, slaying four idolators, wearing helmets, reclining on ground. Scene inscribed. From chapter 32 of Exodus. Moses: Law, Sabbathbreaker (?) -- Two soldiers wearing helmets, raising stones with right hands, stoning man wearing hat, falling to ground, body covered with wounds. Another man looking on in background. From chapter 15 of Numbers. Moses: Destruction of Korah -- Two men, with hands raised, being swallowed up between two rocky outcrops surmounted by trees. From chapter 16 of Numbers. Lower half: Moses: communicating with God -- At left five men, two wearing hats, kneeling behind Moses, hands raised opposite two men, one wearing hat, kneeling with hands raised, all looking up to bust of God emerging from cloud, hands extended, right hand in blessing (Told to separate from Korah). From chapter 16 of Numbers. Moses: Destruction of Korah -- Moses, kneeling with hands raised, below bust of God, extending right hand in blessing, emerging from cloud raining fire down on four men, one wearing hat, two with eyes closed, on ground. From chapter 16 of Numbers. Moses: Cloud covering Tabernacle (?) -- At right, four men, one wearing hat, standing behind Moses, hands raised, all looking toward tent. From chapter 16 of Numbers.