Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, Paris, third quarter of the 13th century
MS M.494 fol. 489r

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Malachi: Calling -- Malachi, wearing peaked hat, raising right hand and holding scroll with pseudo-inscription in left hand, kneels on one knee, looking up toward head of Christ-Logos, cross-nimbed, emerging from cloud-edged arc of Heaven. Scene has background of blue diaper and gold within frame of pink and blue decorated with geometric ornament.
Beginning of Malachi.