Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
Austria, perhaps Vienna, ca. 1435
MS M.230 fol. 11v

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New Testament:
Christ: before Caiaphas -- Christ, nimbed, hands crossed and bound at waist, stands before Caiaphas, wearing hat, arms raised, seated in niche or on throne. Christ is surrounded by two (?) soldiers, one holding spear, one grasping right shoulder of Christ and by three men, one wearing hat, one wearing headgear and holding fork, and the third, grasping left shoulder of Christ and raising right hand as if to slap Him.
Caption DIE FÜRFIERUNG CHRISTI FÜR ANNAM DEN SCHWEHER CAIPHAE is above miniature.
Prophets:
At left, half-figure of David, crowned and wearing hat, holding with both hands scroll with inscription cited as Psalm 117; below, half-figure of Jeremiah wearing hat, holding with both hands scroll with inscription from Jeremiah 12 and from which seal hangs.
At right, half-figure of Jeremiah, head draped, holding with both hands scroll inscribed SPIRITUS ORIS NOSTRI CAPTUS EST CHRISTUS DOMINUS IN PECCATIS NOSTRIS .... (Lamentations, 4:20); below, half-figure of Micah, wearing soft hat, holds with both hands scroll inscribed PERCUTIENT MAXILLAM IUDICIS ISRAEL .... (Micah 5:01).
Old Testament:
1) Athaliah: Massacre of Royal Seed -- Athaliah, crowned, wearing hood, raising right hand, is seated on throne grasping arm of throne with left hand. Body on ground before her; two other men kneel, one with joined hands raised. Executioner, raising axe with both hands stands beside them. Man stands at right, gesturing with right hand. At left, woman, wearing hood, stands behind the throne.
Description below miniature with citation for II Kings 11 (Vulg., IV Kings 11).
2) Daniel: in Lions' Den -- Darius, crowned, head inclined, arms crossed on breast, is seated on throne. Another figure, wearing headdress, holding draped hand to face stands next to him. Before him are soldier and another man wearing headgear, one holding spear. The soldier extends right hand to right shoulder of Daniel, with joined hands raised, entering building with barred windows, in which six (?) lions are visible.
Description below miniature with citation for Daniel 6.