Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Speculum humanae salvationis
Belgium, Bruges, mid 15th century
MS M.385. Fol. 040r

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Left column:
David: with Woman of Tekoah --Woman, inscribed M(U)L(IE)R DE THECUA, veiled, right hand on breast, gestures with left hand toward scroll inscribed O(MN)ES MO(R)IEM(UR) Q(UAS)I DILABIM(UR) SUP(ER) ... Q(UAE) NO(N) R(E)UERTENTU(R) (II Samuel 14:14, variant). She stands before David, inscribed DAUID, crowned, seated on bench raising right hand toward scroll inscribed DAUID AIT AD IOAB ECCE PLACAT(US) FECI U(ER)BU(M) T(UUM).Right column: