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Presentation in the Temple (fol. 82r)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin Mary kneels by the altar and presents the Christ Child to the High Priest, Simeon, who is holding a white cloth. A handmaiden behind the Virgin carries two turtle doves in a basket, offered...
Flight into Egypt (fol. 88v)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin Mary, seated on an ass, holds the Christ Child wrapepd in swaddling clothes, as Joseph leads them into Egypt, at night.
King David (fol. 98r)
[1450-1475]
King David is shown in prayer on a river bank with his harp lying beside him. A small red angel appears in the sky above him. The landscape is of water, forests, rocks, and a distant town.
Funeral service in church (fol. 113r)
[1450-1475]
A priest stands beside a coffin covered by a pink cloth, with four candles at the corners. Two members of the clergy sing from a book, while a group of mourners on the right are praying, dressed in bl...
Virgin and Child (fol. 143r)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin and Child are depicted in a mandorla. The Virgin stands on a moon crescent, and wears a rosary in her hair.
Apostles (fol. 147r)
[1450-1475]
The miniature shows a group of apostles, with St. Peter holding a key and a cross, and St. Andrew holding an X-shaped cross, in the foreground.
St. Christopher (fol. 148r)
[1450-1475]
St. Christopher carries the Christ Child, who is holding a globe and raising his hand in blessing, over the stream. The house of the hermit can be seen on the hill top.
St. Sebastian (fol. 149v)
[1450-1475]
St. Sebastian, tied to a tree, is being shot with arrows by two soldiers.
St. Adrian of Nicomedia (fol. 150v)
[1450-1475]
St. Adrian of Nicomedia, wearing armour, stands on a lion and holds a sword, an anvil and a hammer, the instruments of his martyrdom.
St. George and the Dragon (fol. 151v)
[1450-1475]
St. George on horseback, dressed in armour (St. George's cross decorates his shield), brandishes his sword. His lance lies broken on the ground and pierced through the neck of the dragon. The princess...
St. Luke, the Evangelist (fol. 4v)
[1450-1475]
St. Luke the Evangelist is seated writing on a scroll, while his symbol, the ox, holds an ink pot.
Martyrs (fol. 152v)
[1450-1475]
The miniature depicts a group of martyrs, with the four at the front individualised by their symbols.