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Medieval Manuscripts31
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fabulous animals31
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God speaking to Moses (fol. 38v)
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God speaking to Moses (fol. 38v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'V' encloses the scene ofGod speaking to Moses. The border has a bird and a hybrid of a bird with a dog's head.

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Moses and the Israelites (fol. 63v)
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Moses and the Israelites (fol. 63v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'H' encloses the scene of Moses and the Israelites on their way to the Jordan. The border decoration extending from the initial includes a head of a satyr with long ears.

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Jodah communicating with God (fol. 87r)
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Jodah communicating with God (fol. 87r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'P' encloses the scene ofJudah, clad in armour, communicating with God, who has a tripartite halo. The initial extends to the margin and is decorated with a head of a small animal.

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The beheading of Hophni or Phineas (fol. 99r)
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The beheading of Hophni or Phineas (fol. 99r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'P' encloses the scene of the beheading of Hophni or Phineas. The border has a hybrid of a bird with an animal head.

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Ahaziah falling from his palace (fol. 135v)
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Ahaziah falling from his palace (fol. 135v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'P' encloses the scene ofAhaziah falling from an upper chamber of his palace. A satyr-type monster catches him.

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Judith beheading Holofernes (fol. 185v)
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Judith beheading Holofernes (fol. 185v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'U' encloses the scene of Judith beheading Holofernes with his own sword. The border includes a hybrid of a bird with an animal head wearing a pointed hood.

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Solomon instructing Rehoboam (fol. 256r)
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Solomon instructing Rehoboam (fol. 256r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'P' encloses the scene of King Solomon, wearing a crown, teaching Rehoboam, who is holding a book. It is further decorated with a deer (?) head. The initial 'I' is decorated with a hybrid of a...

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Solomon speaking to a prophet (fol. 264v)
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Solomon speaking to a prophet (fol. 264v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'V' encloses a scene of King Solomon, crowned, speaking to a prophet. The border has a bird and a head of a grotesque or an animal.

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Jesus Sirach and a king (fol. 268v)
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Jesus Sirach and a king (fol. 268v)

[ca. 1260]

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.

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Solomon enthroned (fol. 284v)
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Solomon enthroned (fol. 284v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'D' encloses a scene of King Solomon enthroned, holding a fleur-de-lis. The border includes a hybrid of a bird with an animal head wearing a hood.

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Baruch writing (fol. 334v)
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Baruch writing (fol. 334v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'H' encloses the scene of the prophet Baruch writing at a lectern, holding a quill and a quill knife. An initial 'L' is decorated with a hybrid of an animal and foliage, and a hybrid of a bird...

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Amos (fol. 371v)
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Amos (fol. 371v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'V' encloses the scene of Amos seated in a field with his flocks of sheep. The border has a hybrid of a bird with a human head.

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