Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Picture Bible
France, Paris, ca. 1244-1254
MS M.638 fol. 36v

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Zone 1:
Abner and Joab: at Pool of Gibeon -- Joab, holding shield decorated with heraldry, and soldiers, all in mail, mounted, carry bannered lances. Followers of Saul and of David, armed with swords and daggers, engage in combat; some fall. Abner, armed with shield decorated with heraldry, and soldiers, mounted, depart to right. Illustration of II Samuel 2:15-17.
Zone 2:
Asahel: Death -- Soldiers attend Joab, holding shield decorated with heraldry, all in mail, armed with swords and spear. Asahel in mail, with sword in right hand, is pierced by spear held by Abner in mail, looking back. One of five soldiers in mail, armed with swords, spear, and halberd, falls; the rest depart to right. Illustration of II Samuel 2:23.
Scenes with architectural frames.