Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, perhaps Paris, ca. 1245-1250
MS M.269 fol. 168v

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Within initial T:
Tobit: blinded -- Tobit, wearing hat, resting head on right hand, is seated on ground watching bird fly away above him.
Scene against gold background within initial decorated with foliate ornament and animal heads.
Beginning of Tobit (Vulg., Tobias).