Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, Paris, third quarter of the 13th century
MS M.494 fol. 481v

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Nahum: prophesying at Nineveh -- Nahum, wearing peaked hat, holds, with both hands, scroll with pseudo-inscription, and sits on bench before closed gates of city of Nineveh. Scene has background of burnished gold within frame of pink decorated with geometric ornament.
Beginning of Nahum.