Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Historien Bibel
Germany, between 1375 and 1400
MS M.268 fol. 14v

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Upper half: Samson: Annunciation of Birth -- At left, Manoah, wearing hat, hands raised, looking toward angel, nimbed, raising right hand in blessing. Scene inscribed MANNE SAMPSONS UATER DEM WARD SON SUN GEKUNDET UON DEM ENGEL. From chapter 13 of Judges. Samson: requesting Wife (?) -- Samson, extending both hands to foremost of four men (?), one wearing hat, one wearing hood. Scene inscribed WIE SAMPSON DER IUNGLING ALLES LOB UON DEN MENIG ENPFING. From chapter 14 of Judges. Samson: slaying Lion -- Samson, kneeling on back of lion, rending jaws of back-turned head of the lion, tongue emerging from mouth Scene inscribed DO SAMPSON SEIN KRAFT UON ERST AN DEM LEO UOLBRACHT. From chapter 14 of Judges. Lower half: Samson: Marriage Contract -- At left, bishop, flanked by three women and three men, and by wife of Samson, and by Samson, both extending and clasping right hands, each wrist grasped by hand of the bishop. Scene inscribed DO GAB MAN SAMPSON EIN WEIB ZU DEN E DY WOLT UM IR UATER NICHT LASIEN NIE. From chapter 14 of Judges. Samson: Foxes with Firebrands -- At right, four men, one only hat visible, standing behind Samson extending rod in right hand to one of two foxes, bundles of burning sticks tied to tails, walking into field of grain. Scene inscribed DO PRANNT SAMPSON MIT DEN FUCHTEN DAZ KORN UON SEMD ... WEGEN ... . From chapter 15 of Judges.