Decorated initial (fol. 49r)
Large red/blue initial 'I' decorated with green. Head title 'EPISTOLA IACOBI' in red capitals. Context: Catholic Epistles: Epistola Iacobi: Iacobus ...
Medieval Manuscripts
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God speaking to Micah (fol. 375r)
Initial 'V' encloses the scene of God speaking to the prophet Micah. Two ornamental initials 'T' and 'M' are decorated with foliage. Context: Micah...
Two men (fol. 34v)
The historiated border includes a man with a shield and a wooden sword or a musical instrument, and a man carrying a large vegetable (like a leek) and...
King David (fol. 23r)
The historiated initial includes King David kneeling in penitence, with the harp beside him. God appears to him at the top of the initial. The decorat...
Jesus Sirach and a king (fol. 268v)
Initial 'O' encloses a scene of Jesus ben Sirach speaking to a king. The border has two hybrids that are birds with a human head, one female, one male...
Jacob wrestling the angel (fol. 223r)
The first initial 'E' encloses the scene of Jacob wrestling the angel, and the second initial 'E' has David playing the bells. Context: Psalter: Psa...
Queen Vashti and Rape of the Sabines (image 14)
The roundel on the left shows the downfall of Queen Vashti, the wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia (28). The soldiers, one holding a sword, usher her in...
Two clerics (fol. 196v)
Initial 'P' encloses a scene of two clerics standing in front of a lectern. The border has a hyena-like animal. Context: Psalter: Prologue...
Solomon prays for Wisdom (fol. 158r)
Initial 'C' encloses the scene of Solomon praying for wisdom; God appears to him in a dream (?). Context: Chronicles II...
Joshua (image 8)
The roundel depicts Joshua, clad in full armor (15). Context: History of the world: Biblical history...