Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Bourges, ca. 1473
MS M.677 fol. 115v

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Psalm 120 (Vulg., 119):
Isaac: Esau bringing Venison -- Isaac, reclining in bed, eyes closed, raises right hand. Kneeling on one knee beside bed, Esau, with horn, bow and arrow, offers platter of venison to his father. Rebecca looks on from behind curtain on opposite side of bed. Letters of alphabet inscribed on wall behind bed.