The parables of the husbandmen,Lower drawing Two parables are illustrated. On left; the stone rejected by the builders. Three masons are shown with pulley,basket of stones,plumb-bob,hammer,mallet,square and trowel. On right; The King's Wedding FeaSt The feast is laid,the king orders his page to summon a crowd of the poor,blind and crippled. A servant thrusts out a man who came half-naked to be sent to perpetual prison. Image taken from Holkham Bible Picture Book. Originally published in England,circa 1320-1330 |