Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
England, Oxford, ca. 1220
MS M.791 fol. 205v

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Within initial N:
Isaiah, tonsured, is seated as scribe on bench, holding knife in left hand and pen in right hand, writing in book on lectern.
Figure against background of gold, decorated with geometric and foliate ornament.
Beginning of Isaiah, Prologue.
Within initial U:
Isaiah: Scene, Martyrdom -- Isaiah, hands raised, is seated on cushioned bench, flanked by two torturers sawing through head of Isaiah with frame saw.
Figure against background of gold, decorated with interlace and geometric and foliate ornament.
Beginning of Isaiah.