Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France or England, ca. 1260-1270
MS M.138 fol. 151v

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Tobit: blinded -- Tobit, decorated nimbus, eyes closed, reclines on bed. Above him, sparrow with twig in beak flies towards nest. Raphael, decorated nimbus, raising right hand, pointing, stands at end of bed.
Scene within decorated initial T with marginal extenders. Bar formed by hybrid animal.
Illustration for Tobit 2:9-10.