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Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 52v)
[ca. 1490]
The full-page miniature shows an angel appearing in the sky to three shepherds and announcing the birth of Christ. The shepherds kneel in adoration. A flock of sheep grazes nearby. The rural landscape...
The Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 104v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
A group of angels, announcing the birth of Christ and holding a scroll bearing the message, appears in the sky to three shepherds. One shepherd stands holding the bagpipes he has been playing, while a...
Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 83v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Three angels announcing the birth of Christ appear in the sky to three shepherds. Two of the shepherds, holding their staffs, shield their eyes from the angels' brightness. Another shepherd kneels in ...
St Mark (fol. 17v)
[ca. 142-?]
The historiated border includes an angel playing a hurdy-gurdy; a lion, the symbol of the Evangelist St Mark, and St Mark writing.
An angel and a grotesque (fol. 19v)
[ca. 142-?]
The historiated border includes an angel blowing a bagpipe-type instrument, and a grotesque with a man's upper body attached to the body of a four-legged animal carrying a carafe.
Annunciation to Zacharias (fol. 429r)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'F' encloses the scene of the annunciation of the birth of St. John the Baptist to Zacharias. The historiated initial and an ornamental initial 'Q' above it are decorated with foliage and smal...
St. Matthew, the Evangelist (fol. 16r)
[ca. 1490]
The full-page miniature shows St. Matthew, the Evangelist, copying a manuscript from another held by an angel, his symbol. The border is formed from architectural columns supporting two male statues. ...
St. Mark, the Evangelist (fol. 17v)
[ca. 1490]
The full-page miniature shows St. Mark copying manuscript leaves from a book open on a lectern in front of him. The lion, his symbol, lies at his feet. The border is formed from architectural pillars ...
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 ...
Christ (fol. 143r)
[ca.1480-1500]
The initial shows a naked figure standing in front of the cross, holding an orb and sceptre and attended by two angels. The border has speedwells, pimpernels, thistles, strawberries, and a grotesque w...
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...
Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 34r)
[1450-1500]
An angel, holding a scroll and announcing the birth of Christ, appears in the sky to two shepherds. One of the shepherds holds his staff, while the other kneels and shields his eyes from the brightnes...