An eagle-lion and a bear (fol. 21v)
The historiated border includes a grotesque in the form of an eagle-lion, and a bear with a roller tied around its neck. Context: Penitential psalms...
Medieval Manuscripts
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Virgin Mary (fol. 18v)
The historiated border includes an angel carrying two wine carafes, an angel playing a psaltery, an angel playing a hurdy-gurdy, and a grotesque playi...
St. Paul (fol. 494v)
Initial 'P' depicts St. Paul holding a book. The ornamental initial 'P' is infilled with foliage and a small animal head. Context: Pauline Epistles:...
St. Paul (fol. 490r)
Initial 'P' depicts St. Paul preaching. The initial is further decorated with a small grotesque. The ornamental initial 'T' is infilled with foliage. ...
St. Paul teaching (fol. 476v)
Initial 'P' encloses a scene of St. Paul teaching. An ornamental initial 'C' is infilled with foliage and a small animal head. Context: Pauline Epis...
Baruch writing (fol. 334v)
Initial 'H' encloses the scene of the prophet Baruch writing at a lectern, holding a quill and a quill knife. An initial 'L' is decorated with a hybri...
Decorated incipit word (fol. 3r)
Large initial 'A' decorated with stylised fan-shaped leaves and curved pen lines, in green, red and blue, followed by the remaining letters of the inc...
The Betrayal of Christ (fol. 66v)
Judas Iscariot, clad in yellow, embraces Christ and kisses him on the cheek. Christ heals the ear of Malchus, which Peter has cut with the sword he is...
A grotesque making music (fol. 32v)
The historiated border includes a human-like grotesque with a bird's head, a lion's leg and tail wearing a brown jacket and a hat, and a grotesque wit...
Men behaving curiously (fol. 29v)
The historiated border includes a man holding a sword and a barrel, and a man hitting an upside-down cauldron with a sceptre. Context: Penitential p...