Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Nehemiah.
Bologna, Italy, ca. 1270
MS G.38.I, fol. 191v

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Nehemiah, nimbed, seated on bench, grasping with both hands, scroll on desk within initial U at beginning of Nehemiah.
In left margin, half-figure of monk, tonsured, wearing habit, indicating with right hand, book held with left hand.
In lower margin, two medallions of decorated foliate vine enclose three-quarter figure of jurist, wearing hat on cap, ermine collar, indicating to the right with right hand, and three-quarter figure of man holding open book. Small medallion between them encloses head or mask of bull, mouth open showing teeth, tongue emerging from mouth.
Pen-flourished initial F.