Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Histoire de la Bible et de l’Assomption de Notre-Dame
France, Paris, between 1390 and 1400
MS M.526. Fol. 019r

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Samuel: petitioned for a King -- In upper left column, of five men, wearing hats, two only tops of hats visible, three look toward Samuel, wearing hat indicating the men with right hand.
Samuel: communicating with God -- In lower left column, Samuel, wearing hat, with joined hands, kneels looking up toward right hand of God, in blessing, emerging from cloud-edged arc of Heaven.Saul: Ahimelech slain -- In lower right column, man wearing hat stands behind Saul, crowned, raising left hand, indicating with right hand man, head on block, kneeling before executioner raising axe with both hands.