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The Deposition from the Cross (fol. 166v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The body of Christ, wrapped in a fine linen cloth, is taken down from the cross byJoseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, one standing on a ladder, the other standing on the ground and supporting his legs...
St John the Baptist (fol. 197v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature shows St John the Baptist, imprisoned in a castle tower, about to be decapitated. Herod looks on and Salome holds a dish to receive the head.
St Peter and St Paul (fol. 203v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
St Paul is represented as a thin-faced elderly man with a long pointed beard, holding a sword, the instrument of his martyrdom. St Peter is represented as a bald elderly man, with a fringe of hair on ...
Mary Magdalene (fol. 210r)
[ca. 1440-1460]
Mary Magdalene kneels at Christ's feet, holding a jar of ointment. Christ holds a long cross and wears a long red and green cloak, which reveals the Five Sacred Wounds underneath. With his left hand h...
St Laurence (fol. 215v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
St Laurence is represented lying on a gridiron, supposedly the instrument of his martyrdom, although a man looking on holds a sword. One of his tormentors is increasing the fire with a pair of bellows...
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (fol. 227v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature depicts St Anne, seated in bed under a pink and green canopy, holding the Virgin Mary (who is crowned), wrapped in white swaddling clothes. A maid stans ready to wrap the child in a whit...
All Saints (fol. 237v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The Virgin Mary and God are enthroned in heaven amongst a host of prominent saints and martyrs.
St Martin dividing his cloak (fol. 245v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
St Martin, on horseback in front of a city, divides his fur-lined cloak with a beggar.
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...
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...
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.