Two initials in the Miroslav Gospel (fol. 26v and 120r)

In previous research the human figures represented in the initials on fol. 26v and 120r of the Miroslav Gospel have been interpreted as personifications of the Year (Annus). However, this view can be challenged based on their iconographic characteristics, the Gospel verses that follow, the place of these verses in liturgical practice and their comparison with relevant visual specimens. The paper proposes a new identification of the shown human figures. The figure in the initial on fol. 26v can be interpreted as an allusion to the Feast of Pentecost, while the image in the initial on fol. 120r could arguably represent the Old Testament patriarch Noah.