Calendar: June (fol. 7r)
The roundel miniature has the zodiacal sign of Cancer (the crab). The border is decorated with three robins, strawberries, thistles, speedwells, pimpe...
Medieval Manuscripts
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Calendar: March (fol. 4r)
The roundel miniature has the zodiacal sign of Aries (the ram). The border includes primroses, strawberries, pink buds, speedwells, and a fly on yello...
[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
With vertical catchwords. Decoration: 24 Calendar miniatures with illuminated borders of naturalistic flowers, birds (particularly peacocks) and ins...
The Holy Shroud (fol. 111r)
The small miniature depicts a figure holding the Holy Shroud, which shows the head of Christ, crowned with thorns. Context: Prayers: Salue sancta fa...
David killing Goliath (fol. 73r)
In this full-page miniature David holds a sword and the severed head of Goliath, whose body clad in full armour lies in the foreground. An army of sol...
Adoration of the Magi (fol. 55v)
In this full-page miniature the three Magi offer gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Virgin and Child. The eldest king (Caspar) kneels in front of the...
Calendar: February (fol. 2r)
The larger miniature depicting the labours of the month shows two men shovelling snow in a wintry landscape in the countryside. There is a house surro...
Resurrection of Christ (fol. 169v)
The full-page miniaiture shows Christ risen from the dead standing on his tomb, blessing, and holding a tall cross. He is surrounded by astonished gua...
Seven Sorrows of the Virgin (fol. 142v)
The central miniature has the Virgin Mary praying over Christ's crucified body by the cross. He is crowned with thorns, and the sacred wounds are show...
Virgin and Child (fol. 130r)
The border shows a crowned Virgin Mary holding the Christ-Child. There is a 4-line foliate initial 'G' infilled with a flower. Context: Hours of Al...