Tree of Jesse and Virgin and Child enthroned mb-code 42-19457158 These paired birds may recall

These paired birds may recall to mind a passage from the Upanishads that refers to two birds

was constructed in the 1750s

Court of the Lions

published in 1793

Tree of Jesse and Virgin and Child enthroned mb-code 42-19457158 These paired birds may recallTree of Jesse and Virgin and Child enthroned, c1130 1140. The Tree of Jesse, flanked by Abraham and Moses, and the Virgin and Child enthroned, within an architectural framework. An abbess kneels at the Virgin's feet, probably the Abbess of Shaftesbury who commissioned the Shaftesbury Psalter from which the images are taken. Illustration from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, Miniatures, Borders, and Initials by George F Warner, series