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List View of MS M.939 Pauline Epistles, with commentary by Petrus Lombardus (MS M.939). Sahagún, Spain, 1181.
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Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 1r Scene, Occupational: Book-making, cutting parchment -- Man, possibly Peter Lombard, stands behind desk and holds sheet of parchment in right hand and in left hand knife above another sheet of parchment on desk. Scene in initial P decorated with foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 2v 1) Decorated initial P with intertwined foliate ornament and animal heads. 2) Apostle Paul, holding scroll (?) in right hand and sword in left hand, within decorated initial P. Below bowl of P: Apostle, Paul: Conversion (?) -- Hand of God extends from arc of heaven toward Paul, possibly falling backward. Beside him are sword and two witnesses.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 24v Head of man, wearing cap with streamers (?) and collar with pseudo-inscription, with object extending from his mouth inscribed III. Pen drawing in lower margin.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.939 fol. 70r 1) Apostle, Paul: let down in Basket -- Two men, holding ropes, lower from top of wall Paul, in basket. Scene in bowl of decorated initial P. On stem is medallion enclosing nude man wrestling with bear. 2) Scene, Obscaena (?) -- Figure, possibly ape, with rod (?) raised in left hand and right hand covering genitals, stands behind bear (?), standing on its head, with its back to the ape. Scene in decorated initial P with animal head at lower serif.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 143v 1) Decorated initial P with foliate ornament enclosing dog, with fantastic animals in the stem. 2) Apostle, Paul: Scene, unidentified -- Horned devil stands with left hand on shoulder of Paul, holding scroll in both hands. Scene in initial P, composed of fantastic animals and foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 165v 1) Initial P with foliate ornament and dragon in lower serif. 2) Apostle, Paul: Miracle of Viper -- Paul, nimbed, sits and holds winged serpent in left hand before fire. Scene in initial P, formed by fantastic animal extending from horn of animal head at top serif. Lower serif with two intertwined dragons.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 181v 1) Decorated initial P, enclosing goat, standing on hind legs, playing viol. In stem is medallion enclosing rooster (cock). In lower serif is dog or bear. 2) Apostle, Paul: Scene, unidentified -- Apostle Paul and Timothy of Ephesus (?) embrace. Another man witnesses scene. Scene in initial P. Below, two soldiers wearing chain mail, holding spears, one pointing toward the other with right hand, stand before building.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 194r 1) Apostle, Paul: Shipwreck -- Paul, nimbed, with hands bound and rope around his neck, sits in sailboat on water. Two men stand, including one holding the rope around the neck of Paul. A third man sits and holds rudder in right hand. Scene in initial P decorated with foliate and interlace ornament. 2) Intial P with foliate and interlace ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 212r 1) Apostle, Paul: preaching -- Paul, nimbed, sits gesturing to four men. Scene in initial P with foliate and interlace ornament. In half-medallion in stem of P is nude man aiming bow and arrow. 2) Initial P composed of fantastic animals and foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 217r 1) Apostle, Paul: baptizing -- Paul pours water from vessel onto heads of three nude men, all seated, one with hands crossed on his breast. Rays descend to them from hand of God, emerging from clouds of heaven. A fourth nude man stands at right. Scene within initial P decorated with fantastic animal, interlace, and stag in lower serif. 2) Initial P composed of dog, fantastic animal, and bear.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.939 fol. 233v 1) Animal: Dog pursuing Rabbit -- Dog rearing on hind legs, bites abdomen of leaping rabbit. Scene in initial P decorated with interlace ornament. 2) Apostle, Paul: Shipwreck -- Paul and three other men fall into water from sinking ship. Scene in initial P decorated with medallion enclosing nude man with wooden leg, and foliate and interlace ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.939 fol. 237r 1) Apostle, Paul: preaching -- Paul, nimbed, holding pen in right hand and knife in left hand, sits at writing desk with scroll and two inkpots. Before him are three men, all standing. Scene within initial M formed of fantastic animals. 2) Initial M decorated with fantastic animals, animal heads, and interlace and foliate ornament.

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