Books and birds
Guyart des Moulins, Bible historiale.
Source: gallica.bnf.fr
Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-5212 réserve, fol. 1r.
First page of a Bible translated into French.
What is this image? There is a banderole just left of the image saying it is the 5 books of the Law of Moses. In this scene, Moses receives the Law and a vision of the Creation. Unusual iconography.
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