Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Zephaniah.
Bologna, Italy, ca. 1270
MS G.38.II, fol. 152v

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Zephaniah: Prophecy -- Zephaniah, pearled nimbus, gesturing with right hand, is seated before four men, one back-turned, left hand to face, facing serpent with mouth open showing teeth, in portal of tower at right. All within initial U at beginning of Zephaniah (Vulg., Sophonias).
In center margin, next to the initial, nude man wearing hood, atop ornament in lower margin.
In lower margin, two confronted birds perching on decorated vine with curled terminations partially enclosing nude man, gesturing with right hand, body partially draped, and man holding scroll with both hands.
Pen-flourished initial D.