Beinecke MS 404

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“God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.”

It was a popular medieval ages saying that seems to be traced back to the fourth century You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., a Latin booklet of 24 commented definitions of God's essence.

I suppose the fountain is depicting the fountain of life with Christ at its head. But there are normally four flows (the four rivers). I suppose the fourth one is on the other side of the fountain and we can't see it. Could it be Mt Sinai in the background? But why? It could be Exodus, when God gave life giving water, but I can't see Moses being depicted in that way.

Got to go out now, but if someone wants to save me the trouble of having to read the book when I get home later tonight and gives me the answer, I shall be a Happy Bunny

Hi David, I have checked f33v. The text starts with (a variant of) Song of Solomon  4,15:
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

It seems the mountain is Mount Lebanon. Clever illustration of the "living waters"