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Total number of records: 99

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Archives84
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Brotherton Collection90
Medieval Manuscripts82
Incunabula13
Ripon Cathedral6
Coin Collection1
Quaker Collection1

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christ57
virgin mary38
passion of christ25
saints24
birth and youth of christ17
angels13
animals11
birds10
god the father9
holy ghost (as dove)9

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Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)12
Baron Brotherton7
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton7
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton7
Lord Brotherton7
Sir Edward Allen Brotherton7
Jesus Christ4
Koberger, Anton (1440-1513)2
Accursius1
Accursius Glossator (1182-1260)1

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Christ blessing (fol. 15v)
Archive Piece

Christ blessing (fol. 15v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ blessing, with the globe at his feet, and two angel by either side of him.

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Christ and Ecclesia (fol. 267r)
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Christ and Ecclesia (fol. 267r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'O' encloses a scene of Christ speaking to Ecclesia, crowned, symbolising the New Covenant.

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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 28r)
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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 28r)

[1450-1475]

Christ crucified on the cross, while St. John and Mary Magdalene support the Virgin Mary. A centurion, converted to Christianity at the cross, holds a scroll that reads "Vere Filius Dei erat iste ... ...

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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 130r)
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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 130r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ hangs crucified on the cross, with the Virgin Mary and St. John on either side. The sun and moon appear above the crossbar, and there is a city in the disitance. The border is decorated with a ...

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Flagellation of Christ (fol. 93v)
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Flagellation of Christ (fol. 93v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ, tied to a pillar, is stripped and beaten by two soldiers.

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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 102v)
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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 102v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ crucified on the cross, while St. John supports the Virgin Mary on one side.

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The Entombment of Christ (fol. 109v)
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The Entombment of Christ (fol. 109v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ is lowered into the tomb on a white cloth, while the three Marys, the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, look upon the scene in sorrow.

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Virgin and Christ (fol. 126v)
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Virgin and Christ (fol. 126v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Initial 'O' (O intemerata et in eternum benedicta) inhabited with the Virgin Mary, holding the body of the crucified Christ.

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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 141r)
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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 141r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Initial 'O' inhabited with Christ crucified to the cross.

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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 147v)
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The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 147v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ crucified on the cross, with two thieves crucified on each side of him.

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Judas Machabeus, Nativity of Christ (image 16)
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Judas Machabeus, Nativity of Christ (image 16)

[ca. 1461-1483]

The roundel at top left depicts Judas Machabeus (30). The artist has user a generic warrior model, almost identical to that used for Joshua (15) and Alexander (29). The roundel below it depicts the sc...

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Christ before Pilate (fol. 162v)
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Christ before Pilate (fol. 162v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ is brought before Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judaea, to be condemned to crucifixion.

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