Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, Paris, third quarter of the 13th century
MS M.494 fol. 59v

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Moses: teaching -- Group of men wearing peaked hats stand before Moses, horned, touching ground(?) with rod held in right hand and holding Tables of Law in left hand. Scene against background of burnished gold and blue diaper, within frame of pink and blue with geometric ornament.
Beginning of Exodus.