Illustrations depicting 9th Century Carolingian Costume & Soldiers from

Prudentius’ Psychomachia
'Conflict Of The Soul'
BnF Ms. Latin 8085, France (Reims ?), 870-899AD

Abraham and Lot

folio 55v upper right
lot emmené en captivité
Lot taken captive

A larger image of 'Lot taken captive' in Prudentius’ Psychomachia LOTH CAPTVS DESP. DOMIS folio 55v lower right abraham poursuivant l'armée des quatre rois Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings A larger image of 'Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings' in Prudentius’ Psychomachia SEQUIT ABRAHAM PER REDONIBUS folio 56r lower left abraham revenant vainqueur Abraham returns victorious A larger image of 'Abraham returns victorious' in Prudentius’ Psychomachia ABRAHAM VICTOR ACE DE REVERTITUR Source: BnF Ms. Latin 8085

Prudentius (born in 348 in northern Spain, died after 405) spent most of his life following worldly pursuits, but later turned to writing, in which he aimed to glorify God and atone for his earlier sins. One of his most popular works is a poem called Psychomachia (Conflict of the Soul), which describes the battles between female personifications of human virtues and vices.