Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Speculum humanae salvationis
Belgium, Bruges, mid 15th century
MS M.385. Fol. 014r

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Left column:
Moses: Child at Court of Pharaoh --Pharaoh, inscribed PH(AR)AO(H) REX EGIPTI, raising left hand, is seated on draped bench, broken crown at his feet. Moses as youth, inscribed MOYSES, looking toward Pharaoh, raises right hand and extends left hand back to basin with handle grasped by both hands of another youth inscribed SAC(ER)DOS ELIOPOLEOS. In background, man, wearing hat, raises sword next to scroll inscribed H(IC) E(ST) PUER QUE(M) DE(US) ... NOB(IS) OCCID(EN)D(UM).Right column: