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]

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