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Total number of records: 15
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Funeral service in church (fol. 113r)
[1450-1475]
A priest stands beside a coffin covered by a pink cloth, with four candles at the corners. Two members of the clergy sing from a book, while a group of mourners on the right are praying, dressed in bl...
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...
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...
The Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 37r)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin Mary kneels by a small altar on which a book lies open. The angel Gabriel, depicted with green wings, announces that she will give birth to Christ. The Dove is depicted within a halo. The f...
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...
Virgin and Child with a Patron (fol. 187r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
6-line historiated initial 'D' with a female patron praying, and holding a book under her arm, in front of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. The border is decorated with a butterfly, a bird, a gro...
Pentecost (fol. 16r)
[1450-1475]
The dove of the Holy Ghost descends upon the Virgin Mary, seated in the centre, and the Apostles, assembled around her. The decorated border contains a bird.
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Nativity (fol. 77r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature depicts the scene of the Nativity in the stable. The Virgin Mary and Jose[h kneel in adoration of the Christ Child, while the ox and the ass lie nearby. The town of Nazareth can be seen...
The Creation (fol. 5r)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'I' encloses the scene of God creating Heaven and Earth, the trees and plants, the sun and moon, the birds and animals, Adam, God resting on the seventh day, and the Crucifixion of Christ with...