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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
[ca. 1440-1460]
Decoration: 22 full-page miniatures within arched compartments surrounded by full floral borders, and 22 historiated initials. The illuminations are probably by a French artist. Written in textualis...
Christ blessing (fol. 15v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Christ blessing, with the globe at his feet, and two angel by either side of him.
St. Barbara (fol. 48v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
St. Barbara, depicted holding a book, and standing in front of a tower.
St. Margaret (fol. 50v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
St. Margaret depicted escaping from the stomach of the dragon with a cross, while God looks upon her from a cloud above.
Agony in the Garden (fol. 52v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Christ kneeling in prayer in the garden of Gethsemane, looking towards a chalice, the Holy Grail, above him. Three sleeping disciples surround him. St. Peter is depicted with grey hair and beard, and ...
The Betrayal (fol. 64v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Judas Iscariot, clad in bright yellow, embraces Christ, while the soldiers surround him to make the arrest. St. Peter kneels among the crowd.
Holy Spirit (fol. 75v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Initial 'U' inhabited with Holy Spirit, depicted as a dove with a halo. From the initial two hairline tendrils spring that hold gold balls and poppyheads.
St. Michael (fol. 77r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Initial 'M' inhabited with St. Michael killing the devil, using a patriarchal cross as a spear. Hairline tendrils with a strawberry, a blueberry, a thistle and gold balls.
St. Peter and St. Paul (fol. 78r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
St Peter, the Apostle, is represented as a bald elderly man, with a fringe of hair on the sides and front, holding a key. St Paul, the Apostle, is represented as a thin-faced elderly man with a long ...
St. Andrew (fol. 79r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Initial 'A' inhabited with St. Andrew, with a book and an X-shaped cross, the instrument of his martyrdom.
St. Stephen (fol. 79v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Initial 'S' inhabited with St. Stephen holding stones, the instrument of his martyrdom.
St. Laurence (fol. 80r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Initial 'L' inhabited with St. Laurence holding a gridiron, the instrument of his martyrdom.