Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, ca. 1260
MS M.110 fol. 88r

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Isaiah: Martyrdom -- Isaiah, nimbed, wearing long loin cloth, knees bent, hands tied to column, is flanked by two executioners sawing through his head with frame saw. One executioner wears cap.
Scene on gold background within initial U decorated with foliate ornament and animal head.
Beginning of Isaiah.