- Description
- In this Bible from the 1200s, an initial V introduces the Old Testament book of Micah. The scene inside the letter illustrates the following text: "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite . . ." The illuminator added details not mentioned in the text to his representation of the scene, showing the prophet Micah in bed while an angel, its hand raised in a gesture of speech, delivers the "word of the Lord" represented by a scroll. Although he appears in bed, it is clear that Micah is not dreaming; his eyes are open and he glances toward the angel at the side of the bed.
- Source file
- Initial U - An Angel before Micah - Google Art Project.jpg
- Creator
- Unknown – illuminator
- Credit
- UgFXLSDE2S6Q4A at Google Cultural Institute [//www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/UgFXLSDE2S6Q4A] maximum zoom level
- Date
- about 1270
