225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station
Bible
France, between 1250 and 1300
MS M.193 fol. 4v
Initial I enclosing: 1) Creation Scene: 1st Day -- God, nimbed, raising right hand in blessing over disk held with left hand, showing blue sky above brown earth. 2) Creation Scene: 2nd Day -- God, raising right hand in blessing over disk held with left hand, showing land surrounded by water. 3) Creation Scene: 4th Day -- God nimbed (?) raising right hand over disk held with left hand; disk showing sun, crescent moon and stars. 4) Creation Scene: 5th Day -- God, raising right hand in blessing above disk on which are birds in sky and fish in water. 5) Creation Scene: 6th Day -- God, nimbed (?), raising right hand in blessing over disk held with left hand; tree and three animals on the disk. 6) Eve: Creation -- God, nimbed, raising right hand in blessing, looking toward Eve, hands joined (?), looking at God. Adam in foreground, eyes closed, right hand on breast. 7) Creation Scene: God resting -- Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, raising right hand in blessing, and with draped left hand, tri-partite globe, is seated on bench. Figures against gold background within lozenges created by vines, all enclosed by gold frame decorated with floreate ornament and scroll work. Beginning of Genesis.
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