King David (fol. 10r)
Depicted in the miniature is King David playing the harp, surrounded by books and a stringed instrument. Context: Psalter: Beatus vir qui non abiit...
Medieval Manuscripts
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StJerome (fol. 247v)
St Jerome, seated in a chamber, reading a book on a lectern , with a lion, his attribute. Three books and a scroll lie on the shelves behind. Contex...
Christ and Ecclesia (fol. 267r)
Initial 'O' encloses a scene of Christ speaking to Ecclesia, crowned, symbolising the New Covenant. Context: Song of Songs...
Virgin Mary and St. John (fol. 145r)
Virgin Mary, comforted by St. John. Context: Prayer to the Virgin Mary (hymn): O Maria plasma nati...
Jonah and the whale (fol. 217v)
Initial 'S' encloses the scene of Jonah being thrown to the whale by two men in a boat. The other initial 'S' has Jonah coming out of the whale, and G...
Head of Christ with the Crown of Thorns (fol. 142r)
Initial 'A' inhabited with a frontal portrait of Christ. Context: Devotion to the Passion of Christ (hymn): Ave caput inclinatum...
King David (fol. 196r)
Initial 'D' encloses a scene of King David addressing two men. Initial 'P' encloses a scene of two men discussing. Context: Psalter: Prologue...
The Entombment of Christ (fol. 109v)
Christ is lowered into the tomb on a white cloth, while the three Marys, the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, look upon the scene in s...
Solomon instructing Rehoboam (fol. 147v)
Initial 'A' encloses the scene of King Solomon, wearing a crown and holding a feather quill and an ink bottle (?), teaching Rehoboam, who is holding a...
St. Nicholas (fol. 81r)
St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, is depicted standing in episcopal vestments in front of a tub with three boys in it. The representation relates to story ...