Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Speculum humanae salvationis
England, Yorkshire?, ca. 1400
MS M.766 fol. 59r

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Left column:
David: with Woman of Tekoah -- Woman, raising right hand, kneels before David, crowned, raising right hand, holding foliate scepter with left hand, seated on bench.
Caption, MULIER THECUITES PLACAT IRA(M) D(AUI)D CON(TRA) ABSALONE(M), is inscribed above scene.
Text reference, 2 REG(UM) 14, is in upper margin.
Right column:
David: Siege of Abelbethmaachah -- Next to inscription ECCE CAPUT SIBE MITTET(UR) AD TE P(ER) MURUM (II Samuel 20:21), woman, wearing fillet, on crenellated wall between towers, holds head of Sheba by the hair with right hand and raises left hand. She looks toward Joab, holding spear with right hand, with shield on left side, wearing armor and helmet surmounted by crest of bird surrounded by inscription SIBA FILI(US) BOCRI LEUAUI(T) MANU(M) SUA(M) CON(TRA) SUU(M) D(AUI)D TRADITE ILLU(M) M(IHI) ET RECEDEM(US) (II Samuel 20:21)
Caption, MULIER SAPIENS IN ABELA PLACAT IRA(M) IOAB CONTRA URBEM, is inscribed above scene.
Text reference, PRIMO RE(GUM) NOVO DECIMO, is in upper margin.