Clothing the naked (fol. 46v)
The border is historiated with the scene of a woman, clad in blue dress and a white head dress, helping two young boys to dress. She is holding out a ...
Medieval Manuscripts
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Christ washing the apostles' feet (fol. 33r)
Initial 'S' historiated with a miniature in grisaille depicting Christ washing the apostles' feet after the Last Supper. The border is decorated with ...
A man praying in a boat (fol. 18v)
Foliate initial 'S' historiated with a man praying inside a boat. Rays of gold descend on him. The border is decorated with flowers on gold ground, in...
Job (fol. 130r)
Job sits on a dunghill and prays, while three musicians make music, trying to soothe the pain of his sores. The border is decorated with a grotesque w...
Presentation in the Temple (fol. 45v)
The Virgin Mary kneels at the altar, having presented the Christ Child to the High Priest, Simeon. A handmaiden stands behind the Virgin, carrying thr...
Pentecost (fol. 134r)
The dove of the Holy Ghost descends upon the Virgin Mary, seated in the centre, and the Apostles, assembled around her. The Virgin has a book on her l...
Psalm 24 (fol. 91r)
Example of a text page with a decorated initial in blue on a gold ground, and infilled with a flower vine, and smaller initials in gold on blue and re...
St. Jerome (fol. 229r)
St. Jerome depicted as a hermit kneels before a crucifix and beats his chest with a stone. A lion sits beside him. A cardinal's robes and hat lie on t...
St Nicholas and St Bernardine of Siena (fol. 156v)
St. Nicholas is depicted with a mitre and a crozier, blessing. Bernardine of Siena, a Franciscan friar, is depicted holding a book and with three mitr...
St. Adrian of Nicomedia (fol. 150v)
St. Adrian of Nicomedia, wearing armour, stands on a lion and holds a sword, an anvil and a hammer, the instruments of his martyrdom. Context: Suffr...