Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France or England, ca. 1260-1270
MS M.138 fol. 189r

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Solomon: expounding Proverbs -- Solomon, crowned, seated, raises switches in left hand and gestures toward youth, tonsured, partially nude, seated, holding inscribed book.
Scene within decorated initial P, stem forming marginal extender inhabited by hybrid animal.
Illustration for beginning of Proverbs.
Bar border of left-side of first column decorated with hybrid animals and foliate motifs.