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Mass of St. Gregory (fol. 1v)
[1450-1475]
St Gregory the Great (Pope Gregory I), kneels at the altar during a Mass, with two priests, one of them holding his triple tiara. Christ appears to him on the altar, on which are laid a book (Missal?)...
Corpus Christi (fol. 25r)
[1450-1475]
The scene of the Holy Communion is depicted, with a priest offering the eucharist to a kneeling elderly figure. Another member of the clergy holds a long burning candle. A young man, clad in a long, d...
The Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 28r)
[1450-1475]
Christ crucified on the cross, while St. John and Mary Magdalene support the Virgin Mary. A centurion, converted to Christianity at the cross, holds a scroll that reads "Vere Filius Dei erat iste ... ...
Virgin and Child (fol. 33r)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin Mary, enthroned in heaven and holding the Christ Child, is surrounded by four angels making music. The full decorated border includes a lion-like grotesque and a female figure making music....
The Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 37r)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin Mary kneels by a small altar on which a book lies open. The angel Gabriel, depicted with green wings, announces that she will give birth to Christ. The Dove is depicted within a halo. The f...
The Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 45r)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin Mary kneels by a small altar on which a book lies open. The angel Gabriel, depicted with green wings, announces that she will give birth to Christ. The Dove is depicted between them. The fu...
The Visitation (fol. 60v)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin Mary and her cousin, St. Elizabeth, embrace. A small dog appears in the doorway of the house behind them.
Nativity (fol. 70r)
[1450-1475]
The miniature depicts the scene of the Nativity in the stable. The Virgin Mary is dressed in a red gown and a blue cloak, her arms crossed on her chest, and looking down at the Christ Child lying on ...
Circumcision (fol. 76r)
[1450-1475]
The Virgin Mary presents the Christ Child to the priest for circumcision. Joseph, and a man in the background with a book, hold candles.
Adoration of the Magi (fol. 79r)
[1450-1475]
The miniature depicts the three Magi, represented as kings, approaching the Virgin and Child, and offering gold, frankincense and myrrh. The eldest king (Caspar) is kneeling in front of the Christ Ch...
Decorated initials (fol. 81r)
[1450-1475]
Decorated initials 'I' and 'A' in blue and red patterned with white, decorated with trefoils, on burnished gold grounds. Black hairline tendrils spring from the initials, holding gold balls, pine cone...
St. John, the Evangelist (fol. 3r)
[1450-1475]
St John the Evangelist is holding (according to legend) a poisoned chalice, the poison signified by a small dragon.
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.