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Fig. 1: The Temple's pediment       MunichRashi's Commentary on the Bible Munich, BSB Cod. hebr. 5, I:204v	Fig. 2: Decoration of the capitals of Jachin and Boaz  MunichRashi's Commentary on the Bible Munich, BSB Cod. hebr. 5, I:205v

Fig. 3: Lower bowl of the capital  Munich Rashi's Commentary on the Bible  Munich, BSB Cod. hebr. 5, I:205v	Fig. 4: Upper bowl of the capital Munich Rashi's Commentary on the Bible Munich, BSB Cod. hebr. 5, I:205v

 Vol. I, fols. 204v and 205v: Four small pen drawings within the text columns refer to Solomon'sTemple(Gruber 1994, pp. 34-38).

The inverted V denotes a pediment decorated with spared-ground scrolls. It illustrates Rashi's commentary: "and the upper lintel (sic) is made in two [parts] like this drawing" (fig.1; והמשקוף העליון עשוי כשתיים כזה הציור; I Kings, 6:31, I:204v). 

The three other drawings (figs. 2-4) illustrate the various components of the capitals crowning the twin brass pillars Jachin and Boaz (I Kings, 7:15-20; I:205v):

"they [the capitals] were surrounded by lattice-work in the form of palm branches, like this" (fig. 2; מעשה שבכה כמין לולבין של דקל היו מוקפות, כזה).

Each [capital] consisted of "two bowls, like this" (כמין שני אגנים היתה כל אחת, כזה):

the lower bowl was the right way up (fig. 3; ;(אגן התחתון בית קיבולו למעלה

the upper bowl was inverted on top of the lower one, like this" (fig.4; העליון כפוי על התחתון בית קיבולו למטה, כזה).

Both bowls are inscribed at the centre agan (bowl) and decorated with spared-ground scrolls.