Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
England, 1345-1349
MS M.741 fol. 2r

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In left column:
Habbakuk, seated on bench, writes in open ruled book on lectern, within initial O, decorated with interlace, at beginning of Habakkuk.
Monk, half-figure, tonsured, above initial in border.
Hybrid Man, nude beneath cloak, tonsured (?), below initial in border.
In margins, rectilinear foliate bars decorated with six lozenges of interlace patterns, at corners and at upper and lower center. Floreate and foliate ornament extends from border into right and lower margins.