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Commentaries of Gregory of Nazianzus, Byzantine, 9th century
f.215v. (upper register) The Judgement of Solomon
Titre : Grégoire de Nazianze, manuscrit dédié à l'empereur Basile Ier le Macédonien.
Date d'édition : 0879-0883
Type : manuscrit
Langue : Grec
Format : Parchemin. - 465 fol. - Onciale. - Peint. - 435 x 300 mm
Description : Grégoire de Nazianze, Homélies.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Grec 510
Miniature au folio 215v. Au registre supérieur, le jugement de Salomon (3 Rois 3, 16-27): Salomon siège sur son trône flanqué de deux soldats tandis qu'un autre soldat tient l'enfant au-dessus des deux femmes représentées dans la partie droite.
Miniature on folio 215v. In the upper register, the judgment of Solomon (3 Kings 3, 16-27): Solomon sits enthroned flanked by two soldiers while another soldier holding the child above the two women depicted on the right side.
Referenced as figure 202 in The military technology of classical Islam by D Nicolle
202A to 202D. Manuscript of St. Gregory Nazianzus, A - 'Massacre of the Innocents,' B - 'Soldiers of Jaire,' C - 'Judgement of Solomon,' D - 'Angel before Joseph,' c.880 AD, Byzantine, Bib. Nat. Ms. Grec. 510, ff. 137r, 170r, 215v and 226v, Paris (War).
Referenced on p.24, Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Centuries by David Nicolle and Angus McBride
Judgement of Solomon in the Commentaries of Gregory of Nazianzus, late 9th century Byzantine. The executioner on the right has a tapering straight sword, while the guards on the left still have decorated claves panels on their tunics. (Bib. Nat., Ms. Gr. 510, f.215v, Paris)
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