Jodah communicating with God (fol. 87r)
Initial 'P' encloses the scene ofJudah, clad in armour, communicating with God, who has a tripartite halo. The initial extends to the margin and is de...
Medieval Manuscripts
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Holy Spirit (fol. 75v)
Initial 'U' inhabited with Holy Spirit, depicted as a dove with a halo. From the initial two hairline tendrils spring that hold gold balls and poppyhe...
Charlemagne (image 29)
The roundel depicts Charlemagne enthroned, holding a sword and wearing a papal triple tiara (51). Context: History of the world: European history; C...
Mary Magdalene (fol. 44v)
Many Magdalene, clad in a red dress and a blue cloak, with long, blonde hair, holding the ointment jar. Context: Suffrages: Mary Magdalene: Gaude pi...
Saint-Denis (image 23)
The roundel on the left shows the founding of the city Saint-Denis (43). The roundel on the right depicts how the English king killed 30,000 Bretons f...
The Holy Trinity (fol. 28v)
God the Father, enthroned, holding Christ's body, with a golden globe at his feet. The dove not in the image. Context: Prayers devoted to the Holy T...
Ihesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum (image 17)
The roundel has a small naked figure depicted within a mandorla, with a Cross under its arm (32). The setting is a field with trees, and a city can be...
St Martin dividing his cloak (fol. 245v)
St Martin, on horseback in front of a city, divides his fur-lined cloak with a beggar. Context: Breviary offices: St Martin: Amavit eum dominus...
Buttercup seedpods (fol. 156v)
The 7-line foliate initial 'O' is infilled with tall buttercups with seedpods. Context: Prayer to Saint George: Omnipotens sempiterne deus...
Mary Magdalene (fol. 210r)
Mary Magdalene kneels at Christ's feet, holding a jar of ointment. Christ holds a long cross and wears a long red and green cloak, which reveals the F...