The Massacre of the Innocents (fol. 111v)
Description
The border is historiated with the scene of the Massacre of the Innocents. In the foreground a soldier, clad in armour, pulls a baby from the mother and raises his sword. Behind them another soldier, clad in armour, holds a baby by the leg and raises his sword, while the mother kneels behind him. Three figures on horseback are behind them. The background has trees and a blue sky. The border is further decorated with speedwells and blue thistles. Context: Hours of the Virgin: Te vesper tijt: God wilt dencken in mijn hulp
Metadata
| Identifier | zbswwr3k |
| IRN | 373073 |
| Class Mark | BC MS 7/37 |
| Level | Piece |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/zbswwr3k |
| Collection(s) | Medieval Manuscripts |
| Category | Archive Manuscript |
| Parent Record | [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis] |
| Date | [ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510] |