27-12-2020, 08:57 PM
Finally, in Genesis 1, God's spirit (a feminine word in Greek) hovers over the waters. God first creates light and then starts separating various zones:
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
In manuscript art, depictions of these abstract events vary. God is either standing next to the thing he is creating, or he emerges from a cloud band.
At the top of this folio, we have two figures on cloud bands, with under them a variety of distinct layers, elements separated into separate bands/zones. Remarkably, the figure on the right has a deep blue band separated from the rest. The figure on the left holds an object. I think on one layer of meaning, this indicates a spindle (the highest point in the heavens, at the axis of the celestial pole). But the top of it also resembles a candlestick with a pricket and drip tray. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is an example from 1445 France. Let there be light.
That is about all I have so far. It must also be noted that there is a prominent river on this folio, clearly differentiated from the pools. Obviously rivers were obligatory in depictions of Paradise.
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
In manuscript art, depictions of these abstract events vary. God is either standing next to the thing he is creating, or he emerges from a cloud band.
At the top of this folio, we have two figures on cloud bands, with under them a variety of distinct layers, elements separated into separate bands/zones. Remarkably, the figure on the right has a deep blue band separated from the rest. The figure on the left holds an object. I think on one layer of meaning, this indicates a spindle (the highest point in the heavens, at the axis of the celestial pole). But the top of it also resembles a candlestick with a pricket and drip tray. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is an example from 1445 France. Let there be light.
That is about all I have so far. It must also be noted that there is a prominent river on this folio, clearly differentiated from the pools. Obviously rivers were obligatory in depictions of Paradise.
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