Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Malachi.
Bologna, Italy, ca. 1270
MS G.38.II, fol. 158v

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Malachi: preaching, God robbed -- Foremost of four men, extends hands toward draped altar; one of two clerics, tonsured, behind the altar, extends hands holding grain.
All within initial O at beginning of Malachi.
In left margin, nude man dives into horn blown by grotesque man wearing hood and cloak, blowing the horn atop decorated vertical bar.
In lower margin, enclosed in medallion of decorated foliate vine, soldier, wearing helmet and mail, holding sword with right hand, shield on front of body behind tree and lion, seated, looking back at the soldier.
Pen-flourished initial T.