Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible historiale
France, Paris, ca. 1325
MS M.322 I, fol. 98r

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Moses: Silver Trumpets -- Four men, one wearing hood, blowing straight trumpets stand behind two men, one holding head of sheep (?) with left hand and sword or knife at neck of sheep with right hand. Next to him another man holds axe in right hand above bull. All before altar. Burnished gold background.
Frame of pink and blue decorated with geometric ornament.
Illustration of Numbers 10:1-3.