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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (fol. 221r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The Virgin Mary is lifted up to heaven by two angels. Four apostles kneel in prayer underneath.
The Virgin Mary and the Angel Gabriel (fol. 121r)
[ca. 1490]
The small miniature shows the Virgin Mary and the angel Gabriel.
Virgin and Child and Patron (fol. 240r)
[1450-1500]
The arched miniature depicts a male figure kneeling in prayer in front of the Virgin and Child. His black hat lies on the ground beside him. An angel with blue wings stands at the background and plays...
The Visitation (fol. 41r)
[ca. 1490]
The full-page miniature shows St. Elizabeth kneeling and holding the hands of her cousin, the Virgin Mary. A hilly landscape is in the background. The border is formed from architectural pillars suppo...
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...
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-...
Virgin and Child (fol. 112v)
[ca. 1490]
The Virgin Mary is shown enthroned, holding the Christ Child, surrounded by three angels. The border is formed from architectural pillars supporting two angels.
Virgin Mary (fol. 18v)
[ca. 142-?]
The historiated border includes an angel carrying two wine carafes, an angel playing a psaltery, an angel playing a hurdy-gurdy, and a grotesque playing a brass instrument. The historiated initial has...
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 ...
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...
Annunciation, Julius Caesar, London (image 18)
[ca. 1461-1483]
The roundel depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary (34). Gabriel holds a small golden cross. The Holy Ghost as a dove descends upon the Virgin. Mary kneels under a pin...