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St Mark (fol. 17v)
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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.

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St. Matthew, the Evangelist (fol. 6v)
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St. Matthew, the Evangelist (fol. 6v)

[1450-1475]

St. Matthew the Evangelist is seated writing on a scroll, while his symbol, the angel, holds an ink pot.

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St Matthew (fol. 15v)
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St Matthew (fol. 15v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man bowling; an angel, the symbol of the Evangelist St Matthew; and St Matthew sharpening his quill.

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Calendar: March (fol. 3v)
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Calendar: March (fol. 3v)

[ca. 142-?]

The scenes in the historiated border are: Resurrection of Christ (Easter), St. Gertrude of Nivelles, an unidentified monk holding a crosier and a book, and the Annunciation to the Virgin by the angel ...

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St. Dorothy of Caesarea (fol. 67v)
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St. Dorothy of Caesarea (fol. 67v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

St. Dorothy is standing by a little girl (a disguised angel) with a basket of roses and apples. (The saint asked her to take them as a gift to the mocking Theophilus, who was then converted to Christ...

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The Visitation (fol. 41r)
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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...

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Meeting at the Golden Gate (fol. 262r)
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Meeting at the Golden Gate (fol. 262r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

St Anna and St Joachim are seen embracing at the Golden Gate, after an angel had appeared to St Anna announcing she was to give birth to the Virgin Mary.

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Last Judgement (fol. 156v)
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Last Judgement (fol. 156v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Christ seated on a rainbow in judgement, with the golden globe at his feet, surrounded by two angels with trumpets. Virgin Mary and St. John kneel in prayer, while four bodies are raised from their gr...

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St. Matthew, the Evangelist (fol. 16r)
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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. ...

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St. Mark, the Evangelist (fol. 17v)
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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 ...

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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 Catherine of Alexandria (fol. 251r)
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St Catherine of Alexandria (fol. 251r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

St Catherine kneels in prayer as an executioner prepares to behead her with a sword. Next to her is a broken wheel, the intended instrument of her martyrdom, but which broke instead and killed the exe...

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