Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
Italy, perhaps Lombardy, 1320
MS M.215 fol. 453r

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1) Three-quarter figure of Evangelist John, nimbed, holding book with both hands. Green and purple background.
Foliate ornament on extenders of initial S.
Beginning of III John.
2) Man, possibly Jerome, right hand grasping foliage. Blue background.
Foliate ornament on extenders of initial I.
Beginning of Jude, Prologue.
3) Three-quarter figure of apostle Jude, nimbed, raising right hand, holding book in draped left hand, under bi-lobed arch. Purple background.
Foliate ornament on extenders of initial I, surmounted by cross. Fantastic bird in center margin.
Beginning of Jude.