Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Histoire de la Bible et de l’Assomption de Notre-Dame
France, Paris, between 1390 and 1400
MS M.526. Fol. 021v

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Solomon: visited by Queen of Sheba -- In left column, one of two women holds train of gown worn by Queen of Sheba, crowned, extending right hand to right hand of Solomon, crowned. Man, arms crossed, stands behind Solomon.
Temple of Solomon: Building -- In right column, man wearing hat, holding carpenter's square with left hand, bends over stone. Solomon, crowned, gesturing with right hand, holding rod with left hand, stands among dressed stones. He looks up toward man standing on roof of temple, lowering bucket to ground. Lamp above altar are visible in doorway of the temple. Hammer is on stone in foreground.