St. Christopher (fol. 40v)
St. Christopher carries the Christ Child, holding the golden globe, over the stream, while a hermit looks upon the scene from the hill top. Context:...
Medieval Manuscripts
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Floral border (fol. 278v)
Rinceau border with acanthus leaves, thistles, barbed quatrefoils and trefoils, a rose, and black hairline tendrils with gold balls, ivy leaves and pi...
Exaltation of the Holy Cross (fol. 232v)
Within a small chapel two men, one crowned, and two women gather around an altar to worship the cross. Context: Breviary offices: Exaltation of the ...
St John the Baptist (fol. 197v)
The miniature shows St John the Baptist, imprisoned in a castle tower, about to be decapitated. Herod looks on and Salome holds a dish to receive the ...
The Deposition from the Cross (fol. 166v)
The body of Christ, wrapped in a fine linen cloth, is taken down from the cross byJoseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, one standing on a ladder, the oth...
Circumcision (fol. 136r)
The Virgin Mary presents the Christ Child to the priest for circumcision. Joseph observes the scene. Context: Temporal: Circumcision: Tecum principi...
Floral border (fol. 115v)
Rinceau border with acanthus leaves, periwinkles, thistles, barbed quatrefoils, roses, and black hairline tendrils with gold ivy leaves and pine cones...
[Sermons, etc.]
Bound in a composite volume with three printed works. Red highlighting on ff. 37r-40r, 49r, and 95r-107r. Written in German cursive, by nine diffe...
Decorated initials (image 38)
Several initials in gold on blue/red backgrounds with white penwork ornament. Context: History of the world: French history...
Beranger I, Philip VI of Valois (image 32)
The roundel on the left has Beranger I enthroned, holding a sword and wearing the papal triple tiara (54). The roundel on the left has Philip VI of Va...