Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Historien Bibel
Germany, between 1375 and 1400
MS M.268 fol. 15r

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Upper half: Samson: Wife burned by Philistines -- At left, flames rising from castle; three men walking away from the castle, one wearing hood and looking back toward fire. Scene inscribed DO PRANNTEN DI UILISEM HER WIDER EIN UESTT ... GENANT ... ANTWURTT MAN IN SAMPSON GEPUNDEN IN IR HANDT. From chapter 15 of Judges. Samson: slaying Philistines -- At right, Samson, raising jawbone with right hand, grasping hair of Philistine, eyes closed, bleeding from wounds, falling to ground. Another, eyes closed,bleeding from wounds reclining on ground. Two, wearing hoods, raising right hands, standing, looking on. Scene inscribed DO SLUG ER SEIN UEIND TAWSENT TOD MIT EIN ESEL CHEIREN UND IR WART MUST SY DE REWEN (?). From chapter 15 of Judges. Lower half: Samson: with Harlot of Gaza -- At left, Samson reclining next to woman, wearing headdress, in draped bed with canopy. Samson: carrying Gates of Gaza -- Next to the bed, Samson, carrying two doors on back, walking through doorway. Scenes inscribed DO LAG SAMPSON UBER NACHT IN DI STAT GAZA WEY EINEM GEMAME WERB ALDA DEZ IOURDEN SEIN ... YNNEN DEZ GAB ER FLUCHT UND TRUG IN DI PURGTOR UON HYNNEN. Both scenes from chapter 16 of Judges. Samson: with Delilah -- At right, Philistines as soldiers carrying spears, halberd, shields and sword, looking toward Samson, eyes closed, semi-reclining on lap of Delilah, wearing hood, indicating the soldiers with raised right hand. Scene inscribed DARNACH KOMEN SEIN UEINT GEN NAZARETH UND WURDEN UBER AIN MIT ... . From chapter 16 of Judges.