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The Creation (image 1)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Six roundels depicting God's creation: the separation of sky and earth (1), creation of trees and plants (2), creation of waters and fishes (3), creation of animals (4), creation of angels (5), and th...
King David (fol. 21r)
[ca. 142-?]
The arched miniature depicts King David knewith God, with a tripartite halo, appearing to him in the sky. There is a rocky landscape, and a watermill on the opposite river bank. Borders of ...
Coronation of the Virgin (fol. 17v)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
The full page miniature depicts the Coronation of the Virgin in heaven, and a patron couple in prayer. In the main, arched, miniature God the Father and Christ are enthroned in heaven, holding globes ...
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...
Adam and Eve (image 2)
[ca. 1461-1483]
The roundel at the top left shows God creating Eve from Adam's rib (7). The roundel below it shows God instructing Adam and Eve beside the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. The roundel at the top ri...
Adam and Eve (image 3)
[ca. 1461-1483]
The roundel on left shows God instructing Adam and Eve beside the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (9). The roundel on right depicts God upbraiding Adam and Eve, who kneel in short green skirts (10)...
St. Margaret (fol. 50v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
St. Margaret depicted escaping from the stomach of the dragon with a cross, while God looks upon her from a cloud above.
Agony in the Garden (fol. 52v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Christ kneeling in prayer in the garden of Gethsemane, looking towards a chalice, the Holy Grail, above him. Three sleeping disciples surround him. St. Peter is depicted with grey hair and beard, and ...
Burial of the Dead (fol. 120r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature depicts two men lowering a body wrapped in white cloth into a tomb, while members of the clergy give blessings and mourners look on. An angel takes the dead man's soul up to God, while ...
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, ...
King David (fol. 112r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
King David kneels in prayer in a private chamber, his harp lying beside him. God the Father appears to him in a window. In the background is a depiction of David slaying Goliath. The border is decorat...
King David (fol. 23r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The historiated initial includes King David kneeling in penitence, with the harp beside him. God appears to him at the top of the initial. The decorated border includes strawberries, speedwells, a thi...