Prudentius' Psychomachia, 9th century France

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The oldest surviving illustrated manuscripts of Prudentius' Psychomachia are from the 9th century.
Here are selected images from BnF manuscript Latin 8085, France (Reims ?), 870-899AD:

Abraham and Lot
Prudentius: Lot taken captive
Prudentius: Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings
Prudentius: Abraham returns victorious

Chastity and Lust
Prudentius: Chastity fights against Lust
Prudentius: Chastity hits Lust with a stone
Prudentius: Chastity strikes across Lust with a sword
Prudentius: Chastity rebukes the corpse of Lust
Prudentius: Chastity washing her sword in the Jordan River
Prudentius: Chastity stores her sword under the altar in the temple

Smaller images of all the Prudentius BnF Latin 8085 illustrations (4.6MB)

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Smaller images of all the Prudentius BnF Latin 8085 illustrations

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