Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible Historiale
France, Paris, ca. 1415
MS M.394 fol. 214v

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Mordecai: Dream -- Mordecai lies beneath covers in canopied bed, surrounded by three men, two wearing hats, and one holding scroll with pseudo-inscription. Scene in bedroom with wooden ceiling and stone walls.
In upper, lower, left, and center margins, ivy-rinceaux foliate decoration.
Illustration of OT Apocrypha, Addition to Esther 01-11 (Vulg., Esther 10:04-11:11).