Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Baruch.
Bologna, Italy, ca. 1270
MS G.38.II, fol. 107v

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Baruch, wearing cap, seated on cushioned bench before desk, left hand resting on the lectern, writing with pen in right hand on scroll across the desk.
Figure within initial E at beginning of Baruch.
In upper margin, two birds perch on decorated horizontal bar terminating with two medallions, one enclosing bust of woman (?) and the other, bust of man, holding round object in left (?) hand.
In center margin, next to the initial, half-figure of nude man, wearing hood, holding shield, inserted into decorated vertical bar.
In lower margin, decorated foliate vines, form two medallions each enclosing animal, one blowing horn, and terminate with heads of two animals, mouths open showing teeth, blowing horns.
Pen-flourished initial S.