Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
Austria, perhaps Vienna, ca. 1435
MS M.230 fol. 10r

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New Testament:
Judas: receiving Silver -- Five (?) men, two wearing hats, one wearing headgear, three only partially visible, surround Judas, wearing sack at waist, gesturing and looking toward High Priest, wearing miter. The High Priest, gesturing with right hand toward Judas, is seated on throne with canopy.
Caption IUDAS DER ZWELFEN EINER GIENG ZU DEN HOHEN PRIESTERN, SPRACH, WASS WOLT IR MIR GEBEN, SO WILL ICH IHN EUCH UERRATHEN MATTH. 26 is above miniature.
Prophets:
At left, half-figure of Isaiah, wearing hat, holding with both hands and looking toward, book with inscription cited as Isaiah 50 on left page, right page not legible; below half-figure of prophet holding blank scroll with both hands.
At right, half-figure of prophet wearing hat holds blank open book; below, half-figure of prophet wearing headdress holds blank scroll with both hands.
Old Testament:
1) Joseph: meeting Brethren in Dothan -- Of the brethren, two have draped heads, one indicates with right hand scroll with illegible inscription held with left hand. Joseph, name inscribed JOSEPH, faces them, raising right hand, holding draped pedum with left hand on left shoulder. Small dog jumps up putting front feet on his right thigh. Sheep are in background.
Description below miniature with citation for Genesis 37.
2) Ahab: consulting Prophets -- Ahab, crowned, raising left hand, stands in portal of building facing crowd of men, most only partially visible, two gesturing toward Ahab, two turned toward each other.
Description below miniature with citation for II Kings 22 (Vulg., IV Kings 22).