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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
[ca. 1440-1460]
Decoration: 12 large miniatures in arched compartments surrounded by full borders on parti-coloured grounds divided up into areas of liquid gold and unpainted vellum. Decorated borders throughout the ...
Calendar: November (fol. 11r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
2-line 'KL' initials in blue and red, infilled with flowers and patterned with white penwork, on gold grounds. The decorated border has curling acanthus leaves, and blue lily and thistle type flowers....
Adoration of the Magi (fol. 88v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature depicts the three Magi, represented as kings, with the Virgin and Child in the stable, and offering gold, frankincense and myrrh. The oldest king (Caspar) kneels in front of Christ. The ...
Psalm 24 (fol. 91r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Example of a text page with a decorated initial in blue on a gold ground, and infilled with a flower vine, and smaller initials in gold on blue and red grounds. Line-fillers are in the style of the in...
Presentation in the Temple (fol. 93v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The Virgin Mary kneels in front of the altar. The High Priest, Simeon, is holding the Christ Child, who sits on the altar. Joseph stands in front of it holding a long candle and his staff. A handmaide...
Flight into Egypt (fol. 98r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The Virgin Mary, Joseph and the Christ Child make their way to Egypt through a hilly landscape, Mary and Christ seated on an ass. On the background one of Herod's soldiers is questioning a farmer by a...
The Coronation of the Virgin (fol. 105v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The Virgin Mary receives the crown from an angel. She kneels in front of the enthroned God the Father, who is wearing a triple tiara and holding a globe. The border is decorated with a snail, a bird, ...
King David (fol. 112r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
King David kneels in prayer in a private chamber, his harp lying beside him. God the Father appears to him in a window. In the background is a depiction of David slaying Goliath. The border is decorat...
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 ...
Pentecost (fol. 134r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The dove of the Holy Ghost descends upon the Virgin Mary, seated in the centre, and the Apostles, assembled around her. The Virgin has a book on her lap. The dove is surrounded by a golden circle of l...
Death on horseback (fol. 137v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Death, represented as a black skeleton on a horse with red horns, sharp teeth and a long red tongue, rides out of trees to attack a group of frightened men
Thistles, pears and periwinkles (fol. 154v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The border is decorated with pink thistles, periwinkles, pears and curved acanthus leaves. There is a 2-line initial 'A' in blue and red on a gold ground, and there are 1-line intials in gold on blue ...