Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, Paris, ca. 1250
MS G.31 fol. 224r

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Haggai, raising right hand, holding scroll with left hand stands below arch surmounted by two towers and chimney, on gold background within initial I decorated with animal head or mask on descender terminating in foliate ornament.
Beginning of Haggai (Vulg., Aggeus).