Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, between 1250 and 1300
MS M.193 fol. 55v

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Moses: communicating with God -- Moses, horned, hands raised, kneeling on one knee, looks up toward head of Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, emerging from cloud. Building, surmounted by cross, with open portal is behind Moses. All enclosed within intial H, decorated with foliate ornament. Beginning of Numbers.