Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Ecclesiasticus.
Bologna, Italy, ca. 1270
MS G.38.II, fol. 021v

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Within initial O, Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, raising right hand in blessing, holding book with left hand, also held by both hands of monk, tonsured.
Beginning of Ecclesiasticus.
Bird pecking at plant (?) on horizontal bar in upper margin.
In left margin, next to the initial, grotesque animal with human hands, holding sword with left hand.
In lower margins, two medallions of knotted, foliate vines enclosing fantastic birds.