Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible Historiale
France, Paris, ca. 1415
MS M.394 fol. 55r

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Miniature in left column:
1) Moses: Instruction, Ark of Covenant -- Among two men wearing hats, one with awl bores through wood, and the other with saw cuts wood; in background, Ark appears beneath architectural canopy. Scene in landscape with tree, with diapered background.
Illustration of Exodus 25:10-22.
Miniature in right column:
2) Moses: Instruction, Ark of Covenant -- Two men, wearing hats, hold poles attached to Ark. Scene against diapered background.
Illustration of Exodus 26:01-40.
In upper, lower, left, and center margins, ivy-rinceaux foliate decoration.