Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, ca. 1260
MS M.110 fol. 206v

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Nahum: prophesying at Nineveh -- Nahum, nimbed, raising right hand and pointing, holding book in draped left hand, stands between two crenellated buildings, representing Nineveh.
Figure on gold background within initial O decorated with geometric ornament.
Beginning of Nahum.