St. Catherine of Alexandria (fol. 136v)
Description
The miniature depicts St. Catherine holding a palm branch and a sword, the instrument of her martyrdom. A wheel, her symbol, is beside her. She is wearing a gown made of ermine fur and a crown, referring to her supposed royal descent. Context: Suffrages: Saint Catherine: Virgo sancta katherina grecie gemma
Metadata
Identifier | sg2zs5rs |
IRN | 373145 |
Class Mark | BC MS 8/51 |
Level | Piece |
Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/sg2zs5rs |
Collection(s) | Medieval Manuscripts |
Category | Archive Manuscript |
Parent Record | [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis] |
Date | [ca. 1490] |