AT (Bücher Mose, Josua, Richter)
A German-language manuscript of the Old Testament books of Moses, Joshua and Judges, made in 1441 and held by Heidelberg University Library, with its prologues and books written in German for a lay reader. The pictures show bearded prophets seated at lecterns or writing desks, each with a scroll-like banner of red and black text and a pale ground. A designer could take from them the flat, colourful medieval manuscript style, with its rich red and green robes, gold-edged initials, and scrolls set against plain backgrounds.
