Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Tongerloo missal
Belgium, 1552
MS M.983. Fol. 034r

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Job: with Wife and Job: with Friends Three (?) -- Job, name inscribed IOB, nude body partially draped and covered with sores is seated on mound with back against brick wall, looking up at wife, wearing hat, standing next to him. At left two men wearing hats, walk away, looking back over left shoulders, gesturing back with left hands.
Initial I superimposed over scene. All enclosed in frame.Initial at beginning of Gospel for Thursday after Ash Wednesday as indicated on top of page: FERIA QUINTA IN CAPITE IEIUNII.