Quedlinburg Itala Fragment - Saul and Samuel

Saul and Samuel

The fragment includes a full page with four miniatures illustrating the episode at 1 Samuel 15:13-33:

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    Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
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