Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
Austria, perhaps Vienna, ca. 1435
MS M.230 fol. 21r

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New Testament:
Christ: on Road to Emmaus and Christ: as Pilgrim -- Christ, nimbed and wearing hat decorated with scallop shell, holding staff with right hand, wounds visible on feet, extends left hand to one of two men standing at doorway of building. Visible through window is table, on which are round object, plate and cup; man or woman wearing hood is behind the table.
Caption DIE ZWEY IUNGEN ZU EMAUSS NÖTHIGEN DEN HERREN BEY IHNEN ZU BLEIBEN LUCAE AM 24 above miniature.
Prophets:
At left, half-figure of Isaiah, wearing hood, indicating with right hand scroll held in left hand with inscription beginning UERE TU ES DEUS ABSCONDITUS (Isaiah 45:15) and completed in German, cited as Isaiah 45; below half-figure of prophet wearing hat holding blank scroll with both hands.
At right, half-figures of two prophets, one holding blank scroll with both hands, and the other, wearing hat, holding blank scroll with one hand.
Old Testament:
1) Isaac: blessing Jacob -- Isaac, seated on draped canopied bed, extends left hand to right arm of Jacob, and holds with right hand spoon over bowl held by Jacob standing next to the bed. Rebecca, wearing hood, hands raised, wearing objects, possibly knife and sack at waist.
Description below miniature with citation for Genesis 27.
2) Tobias: greeted by Raguel -- Raguel, wearing purse at waist, stands at doorway to building, gesturing and looking toward Tobias, right hand on breast, standing in front of angel, holding with left hand, left shoulder of Tobias.
Description below miniature with citation for Tobias 7.