Nahum standing before Nineveh (fol. 377r)

• Original object type: Artefact

Description

Initial 'H' encloses the scene of the prophet Nahum, depicted with a halo, standing in front of the city of Nineveh, announcing its fall. Two ornamental initials 'N' are decorated with foliage, and with a dragon and an animal head, respectively.

Context: Nahum

• Date range: [ca. 1260]
• Date: 1260
• Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
• Physical Identifier: Ripon Cathedral MS 1/47