The picture shows folio 12 verso illustrating at the bottom Jacob Wrestling.
Given the fact that its silver text was applied upon purple-dyed velum, some scholars suggest that it was created in an imperial scriptorium, while others believe it was written in Syria. The artists impose a continuous narration, a device used as early as the ancient Egyptian era. The characters (Jacob and the angel) are not defined to panels or windows, but instead progress through space and time upon a narrative that wraps upon itself. The figures themselves draw Classical inspiration - with drapery that clings to the body and heavy highlights.
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