Iconography
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Old Testament / Canticles (A.V. Song of Songs) / Cant. 5:13: Sponsa: Manus illius tornatiles aureae plenae hacinthis, Venter eius eburneus distinctus sapphiris (Bride: His hands are turned and as of gold ... His belly as of ivory ...) / First part of verse: Manus illius tornatiles aureae plenae hyacinthis (His hands are turned and as of gold, full of hyacinths)
Old Testament / Canticles (A.V. Song of Songs) / Cant. 5:13: Sponsa: Manus illius tornatiles aureae plenae hacinthis, Venter eius eburneus distinctus sapphiris (Bride: His hands are turned and as of gold ... His belly as of ivory ...) / Second part of verse: Venter eius eburneus distinctus sapphiris (His belly as of ivory, set with sapphires)
Old Testament / Canticles (A.V. Song of Songs) / Cant. 5:15: Sponsa: Cura illius columnae maromoreae ... Species eius ut Libani, electus ut cedri (Bride: His legs as pillars of marble ... His form as of Libanus ...) / First part of verse: Crura illius columnae marmoreae quae fundatae sunt super bases aureas (His legs as pillars of marble that are set upon bases of gold)
Old Testament / Canticles (A.V. Song of Songs) / Cant. 5:15: Sponsa: Cura illius columnae maromoreae ... Species eius ut Libani, electus ut cedri (Bride: His legs as pillars of marble ... His form as of Libanus ...) / Second part of verse: Species eius ut Libani, electus ut cedri (His form as of Libanus, excellent as the cedars)
Old Testament / Canticles (A.V. Song of Songs) / Cant. 5:16: Sponsa: Guttur illius suavissimum, et totus desiderabilis. Talis est dilectus meus ... (Bride: His throat is most sweet and he is all lovely, such is my beloved ...)
Catechism (Creed, Pater noster, Sacraments, Works of Mercy etc) / Seven Sacraments / Baptism / Scene of Baptism
SOCIAL LIFE
Further details
1. Manus eius tornatiles (the image shows turning wood, moralisation: Christ's miracles); 2. Venter eius eburneus (the moralisation shows the Samaritan Woman, although this is not mentioned in the text); 3. Crura illius columnae (moralisation: Apostles); 4. Species eius ut Libani ... Guttur illius
Artist or creator
Date
1233 (circa)
Location
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 11560
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Bible moralisée. Folio: 84r.
Notes on photograph
Bibliographic Citation
Alexandre, comte de Laborde, La Bible Moralisée Illustrée, vol. 2, Paris 1912, plate 308
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