Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Bible
France, between 1250 and 1300
MS M.193 fol. 26r

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Moses: crossing Red Sea -- Five men, two only tops of heads visible, foremost gesturing with right hand, looking toward Moses, horned, indicating upward with right hand, and with rod in left hand, touches water. All on gold background, enclosed in initial H decorated with foliate ornament Beginning of Exodus.