Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, Paris, ca. 1250
MS G.31 fol. 30v

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Moses: Law, Offering of Herd -- Three men, one wearing hat, one kneeling, all before draped altar, one holding two (?) birds, one holding vase, the third holding (?) calf over the altar.
Scene on gold background within initial U decorated with animal head or mask, and with foliate and geometric ornament.
Beginning of Leviticus.