Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, possibly Corbie, 1229
MS M.163 fol. 298v

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1) Decorated initial I with hybrid animal, at start of Prologue I to Jonah.
2) Decorated initial I, at start of Prologue II to Jonah.
3) Jonah: cast up -- Jonah, nude, hands joined in prayer, emerges from mouth of whale (sea monster).
Scene against gold background within decorated initial E, at start of Jonah.