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Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)1
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Holtsmark, Anne (1896-1974)1
Jacobus De Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa (1229-1298)1
Jerome, Saint1
Kobenhavns Universitet1
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Koberger, Anton (1440-1513)1
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Parker, Agnes Miller (1895-1980)1

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Archive Print Item

Animals under the rainbow

Roche, Aloysius (1886-); Parker, Agnes Miller (1895-1980)

1952

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StJerome (fol. 247v)
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StJerome (fol. 247v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

St Jerome, seated in a chamber, reading a book on a lectern , with a lion, his attribute. Three books and a scroll lie on the shelves behind.

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Calendar: August (fol. 8r)
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Calendar: August (fol. 8r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a man threshing, and the zodiacal sign of Virgo (the virgin). The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Peter holding a key and a book; St. Stephen holding sto...

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St. Peter (fol. 134v)
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St. Peter (fol. 134v)

[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]

The border shows St. Peter holding a book and a key. Inside the initial Christ also holds a book. A pink and a pansy also decorate the border.

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St. Peter (fol. 467v)
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St. Peter (fol. 467v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'P' has St. Peter holding a book.

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St. John (fol. 469v)
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St. John (fol. 469v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'Q' has St. John holding a book.

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St. Sophia (fol. 76r)
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St. Sophia (fol. 76r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

St. Sophia, holding a book and a palm branch.

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Calendar: June (fol. 6v)
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Calendar: June (fol. 6v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified pope or bishop with a mitre and a crosier; St Gervase holding a book and St Protase holding a palm of martyrdom; the birth of John the Baptist...

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Calendar: August (fol. 8v)
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Calendar: August (fol. 8v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: the Virgin Mary, clad in a blue dress and a gold belt, holding a book and a palm branch; St. Bartholomew the Apostle holding a book and a tanner's knife; King...

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St Nicholas (fol. 256v)
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St Nicholas (fol. 256v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

St Nicholas is seen standing in episcopal vestments in front of a tub with three boys in it, whom he saved, according to legend. Behind him is a table with two books, with another book open on a lect...

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St. Paul (fol. 29v)
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St. Paul (fol. 29v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

St. Paul with a book and a sword, an instrument of his martyrdom.

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