Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
England, perhaps Oxford, ca. 1265
MS G.42 fol. 273v

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Amos: as Shepherd -- Amos, hooded, holding pedum in right hand and raising left hand, looks toward two goats, one eating leaves from tree, and two sheep, all on hillock.
Scene on blue patterned background within initial U decorated with short extensions containing foliate ornament.
Beginning of Amos.