Alba Bible An illumination from folio 1v, 1430AD  Next: Grand Master Don Luis de Guzmán sits in a cathedral, The Alba Bible, 1430AD Don Luis de Guzmán sits on the left in a cathedral and hands a letter addressed to 'Rrabi Mose' to one of the three squires standing to the right. The Grand Master raises his right forefinger to alert the squire who holds the letter. A falcon perches on his other hand. The four figures bear the red cross of the Order of Calatrava on their shoulders. The caption to the miniature reads: 'figura del señor maestre que mando fazer la Biblia' (Old Castilian: "picture of the lord master who ordered the production of the bible"). See also A Knight of the Order of Calatrava, in Armies of the Middle Ages, volume 1 by Ian Heath, based on the Alba Bible |
