Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Histoire de la Bible et de l’Assomption de Notre-Dame
France, Paris, between 1390 and 1400
MS M.526. Fol. 016v

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Moses: Miracle of Manna -- In left column, woman, veiled, holding garment with extended hands, catches manna falling from sky. She is flanked by two men; one kneeling over basin, collecting falling manna. The other extends hands toward bucket into which manna falls.
Moses: communicating with God -- In upper right column, Moses, wearing hat, hands extended, looks up toward half-figure of Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, indicating Moses with right hand, emerging from cloud-edged arc of Heaven .Pen-flourished initials.