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Baptism of Christ (fol. 109r)
[ca. 1490]
The miniature depicts Christ being baptised by St. John the Baptist in the river Jordan. Christ raises his hand in blessing. Two angels stand by him and hold his garments. The Holy Trinity is represen...
The Holy Trinity (fol. 10r)
[1450-1475]
God the Father enthroned, Christ kneeling on a globe, and the Holy Spirit above their heads. Two angels look upon the scene. The full decorated border includes grotesques.
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, ...
Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 108r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel holds a scroll with the words "Ave maria gracia plena". God blesses the scene from the cloud above. Mary ...
The Creation (image 1)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Six roundels depicting God's creation: the separation of sky and earth (1), creation of trees and plants (2), creation of waters and fishes (3), creation of animals (4), creation of angels (5), and th...
Burial of the Dead (fol. 120r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature depicts two men lowering a body wrapped in white cloth into a tomb, while members of the clergy give blessings and mourners look on. An angel takes the dead man's soul up to God, while ...
Coronation of the Virgin (fol. 61r)
[1450-1500]
The Virgin Mary receives a crown from an angel. She kneels in front of the enthroned God the Father, who is wearing a tiara and holding a globe. The border is decorated with a bird and flowers, includ...
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. 39r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel, with green and orange wings, holds a scroll that reads "Aue gracia plena dominus tecum" (abbreviated and...
Coronation of the Virgin (fol. 17v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The full page miniature depicts the Coronation of the Virgin in heaven, and a patron couple in prayer. In the main, arched, miniature God the Father and Christ are enthroned in heaven, holding globes ...
The resurrection of souls (fol. 170r)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
St. Michael the Archangel receives souls after the general resurrection to take into Heaven, where God, clad in a red papal triple tiara and cloak, holds a globe with a cross, and is surrounded by fac...
Virgin and Child (fol. 13r)
[ca. 1480-1500]
This full page miniature shows the Virgin Mary holding the Christ-Child between pillars within a classical arch. Above them God the Father is blessing and holding the orb. On either side of him is a r...