EditorialDetail of a historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of Abisag being brought before the bed-ridden David, at the beginning of three Kings. BIBLE, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version. with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (imperfect). France, Central (Paris); Last...
EditorialDetail of a historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of Abisag being brought before the bed-ridden David, at the beginning of three Kings. BIBLE, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version. with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (imperfect). France, Central (Paris); Last...
EditorialInitial 'Q', Hippocrates medicating a patient.The bed-ridden patient is probably suffering from a fever, and Hippocrates, who is depicted as a contemporary university physician, seems to be administering a liquid from a sponge or shallow dish. De Regim...