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Pentecost (fol. 37v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The arched miniature depicts the scene of Pentecost. The dove of the Holy Ghost descends upon the Virgin and the Apostles within a church. The Virgin kneels by a small table on which a book lies open....
St. Sebastian (fol. 33v)
[ca. 1500-1520]
St. Sebastian, tied to a tree and being shot with arrows by a soldier clad in red.
St. Jerome (fol. 55r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
St. Jerome, clad in the red and ermine of a cardinal, holding a processional cross and the paw of a lion beside him.
Mary Magdalene (fol. 44v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Many Magdalene, clad in a red dress and a blue cloak, with long, blonde hair, holding the ointment jar.
St. Anthony (fol. 48v)
[ca. 1500-1520]
St. Anthony, clad in a cloak on which is embroidered a red patriarchal cross. He holds a papal cross and a book under his arm. Beside him is a boar.
Calendar: May (fol. 5r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a falconer, and the zodiacal sign of Gemini with the twins behind a coat of arms in red (gules). The scenes in the historiated border are: a king kneeling by a cro...
Mary Magdalene (fol. 210r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Mary Magdalene kneels at Christ's feet, holding a jar of ointment. Christ holds a long cross and wears a long red and green cloak, which reveals the Five Sacred Wounds underneath. With his left hand h...
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...
The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 60v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The miniature depicts Christ crucified on the cross. Mary Magdalene, richly clad in a green dress, an orange cloak and a head-dress covered in jewels, clutches the cross with her arms. Her ointment ja...
The Last Judgement (fol. 148v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The full-page miniature depicts the scene of the Last Judgement. Christ is depicted blessing, with sword and lily, inside a mandorla, feet resting on a blue globe, clad in a red cloak, hands and feet ...
Incipit prologus sancti Hieronimi cardinalis presbiteri in libros vitas patrum sanctorum egiptiorum... [etc.]
Jerome, Saint; Koberger, Anton (1440-1513); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)
Anno [christ]i natiuitatis. Millesimoq[ua]dringe[n]tesimoseptuagesimooctauo. Nonas u[er]o Maj. [7 May 1478]
Signatures: [a⁶ b-n in alternate 10s and 8s o-q¹⁰ r-z in alternate 8s and 10s A¹⁰ B-D⁸ E⁶]. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on [E5v] reads: Anno [christ]i natiuitatis. Millesimoq[ua]drin...