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Foliate initial (fol. 1r)
[ca. 1100-1150]
9-line initial 'I' composed of foliage, in red outline, decorated with a light blue strip of paint.
Pentecost (fol. 178v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The dove of the Holy Ghost descends upon the Virgin, seated in the centre of the apostles, who are assembled around her. The Virgin and one of the Apostles (St John?) are holding books. Rays, painted ...
St. Luke, the Evangelist (fol. 14v)
[ca. 1490]
The full-page miniature shows St. Luke painting a portrait of the Virgin Mary, who stands in front of him. The ox, Luke's symbol, lies in the foreground. The border is formed from architectural pillar...
Pentecost (fol. 69r)
[ca. 1490]
In this full-page miniature the dove of the Holy Ghost descends upon the Virgin, who is kneeling at the altar, and the Apostles, assembled around her. Rays, painted in gold, descend from the dove. The...
King David (fol. 111r)
[ca. 1480-1500]
The miniature shows King David playing a psaltery in a rocky landscape, with a city visible behind. The full border is decorated with flowers, a large vase, and a cherub playing a lute. The incipit wo...
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...
The Entombment of Christ (fol. 83r)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The border is historiated with the scene of Christ's Entombment. Christ is lowered into the tomb on a white cloth by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, while the Virgin Mary, dressed in blue, mourns o...
The risen Christ (fol. 94r)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The border shows Christ raising his hand in blessing in the middle of a group of people and angels who kneel in adoration. Christ is holding a tall cross with a pennant. To the right, beside the gold-...
Annunciation to the Virgin
14th century
A large arched miniature of the Annunciation, in a French style of painting. The angel Gabriel announces the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel holds a scroll with the words "Ave gracia ...
Coronation of the Virgin and All Saints (fol. 120v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The miniature shows God, enthroned, placing a crown over the Virgin Mary's head. A group of saints surround them, including in the foreground, St. Barbara with a tower and a palm branch, St. Peter wit...
Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 86v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The miniature depicts the angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel holds a sceptre and wears a coronet with a cross. Mary kneels by a small altar, under a green canopy....
Three single leaves from medieval liturgical manuscripts
14th century
Comprises: 1) a leaf from a late 14th-century (?) Book of Hours, with a large arched miniature of the Annunciation, in a French style of painting. The miniature is surrounded by a full decorated borde...