Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, Paris, ca. 1250
MS G.31 fol. 266v

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Jeremiah: stoned -- Jeremiah, arms raised, crouches on ground, struck on head by stones. He is flanked by two men, one raising stone with right hand; the other raising stone with both hands.
Scene on gold background within initial U decorated with animal head or mask, and with foliate and geometric ornament.
Beginning of Jeremiah.