Today I took some time in between my classes to do some fun research at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, where I work. I had the privilege of viewing and doing personal research on a very famous bible in European history: The King Christian III Bible. It was the first bible ever translated into the Danish language, and this bible was not just for the people of Denmark, but also for the people of Norway, Iceland and the Faeroe Islands. Whether you're interested in Northern European history or not, it's a fascinating (and famous) specimen of Medieval religious literature. I very much enjoy reading the medieval fraktur style of print. So the first picture is the beginning of Genesis.

Of course the pic below is Noah's Ark. 

I always find it fascinating how they depicted biblical scenes in the Middle Ages...they depicted them as knights in Western Europe.

Here is where it gets interesting. Up until the late Middle Ages, the Bible was believed to say (through the Vulgar Latin that Europeans originally read it in) in Exodus 34 verse 35 that 'Moses had horns on his forehead.' This was an inaccurate translation, and later it was corrected to the actual meaning that 'Moses' face shone while he talked with God.'

In Bibles this old (1550), the pictures in the Bible still depict Moses with horns. The picture below actually depicts Moses with horns. Moses is in the top right corner, receiving the tablets from God. Check it out.