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Saint Beatus, Presbyter of Liebana
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Commentary on the Apocalypse and commentary on the Book of Daniel
Spain, perhaps Toledo
1220
520 x 370 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1910
MS M.429
Page description:
Daniel: in Lions' Den.
Daniel: in Lions' Den (Bel and Dragon, 31, 36-38) -- Habakkuk holding bowl, carried by hair by nimbed angel holding staff; below, Daniel nimbed, orant, flanked by two lions licking his feet;
Darius the Mede: Sleep troubled (Daniel 6:18) -- Darius crowned, reclining on bed in architectural frame flanked by two soldiers in coats of mail, armed with spears and shields.
Text is Jerome, In Danielem VI.