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christ115
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Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)12
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Title: The Jewes mockinge of Christ

Author: Rowlands, Samuel

Date(s): 1598 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 77

Contents: Religious poem on the mocking of Jesus Christ by the Jews before the Crucifixion. From Samuel Rowlands's "The Betraying of Christ".

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Title: Christs wrongfull judgement

Author: Rowlands, Samuel

Date(s): 1598 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 77

Contents: Religious poem on Pontius Pilate's role in the trial of Jesus Christ. Seemingly from the "lost" second 1598 edition of Samuel Rowlands's "The Betraying of Christ".

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Christ (fol. 1r)
Archive Piece

Christ (fol. 1r)

[ca 1450-1500]

4-line initial 'D' in blue on red background, decorated with a strawberry, a speedwell and a daisy, and inhabited with a head-and-shoulders portrait of Christ, crowned with thorns.

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Archive Print part

A declaracion of Christe and of his offyce

Hooper, John Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester (1555)

1547

Signatures: A-L8, M6. Imprint from colophon.

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Christ (fol. 110r)
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Christ (fol. 110r)

[ca. 1490]

Christ is depicted with a cruciform halo, blessing and holding a cross.

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Christ (fol. 143r)
Archive Piece

Christ (fol. 143r)

[ca.1480-1500]

The initial shows a naked figure standing in front of the cross, holding an orb and sceptre and attended by two angels. The border has speedwells, pimpernels, thistles, strawberries, and a grotesque w...

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Christ (fol. 165v)
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Christ (fol. 165v)

[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]

3-line foliate initial infilled with Christ's head.

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Christ blessing (fol. 15v)
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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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Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 103r)
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Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 103r)

[ca. 1480-1500]

The large arched miniature depicts the crucifixion of Christ, with the Virgin Mary on the left and St. John on the right. Blood pours from Christ's wounds. The scene is set in a rocky landscape with a...

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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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