Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
Austria, perhaps Vienna, ca. 1435
MS M.230 fol. 12v

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New Testament:
Christ: before Pilate -- Christ, nimbed, hands crossed and bound, stands amid three soldiers, one grasping His right shoulder, one raising right hand, one holding spear, and one grasping with left hand, left arm of Christ. Pilate, wearing soft hat, gesturing, stands at right looking back toward Christ.
Caption DIE ABFIERUNG DESS HERREN VON DER SYNAGOG FÜR DEN BLUTRICHTER, above miniature.
Prophets:
At left, half-figure of Isaiah, wearing soft hat, holding with both hands scroll with inscription cited as Isaiah 30; below, half-figure of Jeremiah, wearing hat, raising right hand, holding with left hand scroll with inscription cited as Jeremiah 12.
At right, half-figure of David (?) holding open book with both hands, scroll under his right arm with inscription cited as Psalm 108; below, half-figure of David (?) wearing hat holding with both hands, right hand draped, scroll with inscription cited as Psalm 21.
Old Testament:
1) David: feigning Madness -- Half-figure of Achish, crowned, raising right hand, holding scepter with left hand, visible in window, looks toward David, with joined hands (?) wearing helmet and armor, with sword at waist. Three other soldiers are behind him, one holding spear, one wearing scimitar at waist.
Caption cited as I Samuel 21 (Vulg., I Kings 21)
2) Daniel: brought before Nebuchadnezzar -- Daniel, with joined hands, kneels in foreground next to three soldiers on horseback (one horse partially visible), one holding lance, another holding bannered lance. Facing them are four soldiers on horseback (only two horses visible), one holding bannered lance, one holding lance, and another, probably Nebuchadnezzar, wearing crown on helmut.
Caption cited as Daniel 14 (sic).