Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Rouen, ca. 1500
MS H.1 fol. 30v

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Jacob: Dream -- Two of three angels climb up ladder; one descends. Half-figure of God, nimbed, appears in rayed arc of Heaven, holding top of the ladder with both hands. Jacob, name inscribed IACOB, reclines in foreground, head on stone, eyes shut, left hand to face.
Scene in landscape with rocky outcrop, bushes, and building or city in background.