Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Speculum humanae salvationis
England, Yorkshire?, ca. 1400
MS M.766 fol. 51r

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Left column:
Samson: slaying Lion -- Samson, wearing hat, sits astride lion, rending its jaws.
Caption, SAMSON FORTISSIM(US) DILACERAUIT LEONEM, is inscribed above scene.
Text reference, IUDICUS QUARTO DECIMO, is in upper margin.
Right column:
Ehud: killing Eglon -- Eglon, crowned, is seated on bench, hands raised; he is stabbed with sword by Ehud, grasping raised right wrist of Eglon.
Caption, AIOTH P(ER)FODIT EGLON PINGUISSIMU(M) HOSTEM FILIO(RUM) ISR(AE)L, is inscribed above scene.
Text reference, IUDICUS QUARTO, is in upper margin.