Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Numbers.
Bologna, Italy, ca. 1270
MS G.38.I, fol. 052r

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Moses: communicating with God -- In upright of initial L, Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, extending right hand in blessing, grasping right colonnette of arch with left hand, looks down toward Moses, nimbed and horned, raising right hand, looking upward. Each figure below arch in architectural setting. Right termination of initial decorated with foliate scroll issuing from, and terminating with, head of animal, open mouth showing teeth.
Beginning of Numbers.
Initial supported by atlante in center margin, grasping initial with raised right hand, holding object with left hand, body terminating decorated vertical bar issuing from head of bust of man flanked by two leaves below.
In lower margin, enclosed in two curled terminations of vine, half-figures of two prophets, pearled nimbi, one holding roll with left hand looking toward the other holding scroll with both hands.