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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 ...
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. Anthony Abbot of Egypt (fol. 154r)
[1450-1475]
St. Anthony,holding a T-shaped crutch (Tau-cross), a book and a bell, stands in a fire (St. Anthony's fire), with a pig beside him. He is clad in the habit of his Order, a dark robe and cowl. In the b...
St. Martin (fol. 158r)
[1450-1475]
St. Martin, Bishop of Tours, on horseback, divides his cloak with his sword, and gives part of it to a beggar.
The Raising of Lazarus (fol. 13r)
[1450-1475]
Christ raises Lazarus from the dead, who climbs from his tomb. One of Lazarus's sisters, Martha or Mary, stands by the grave. Three disciples stand by Christ. The full decorated border includes a dog ...
All Saints (fol. 22r)
[1450-1475]
The miniature depicts a group of male and female saints , in a temple, holding books and conversing. The border has a small dog, a peacock, acanthus leaves and various flowers.
St. Jerome (fol. 229r)
[1450-1475]
St. Jerome depicted as a hermit kneels before a crucifix and beats his chest with a stone. A lion sits beside him. A cardinal's robes and hat lie on the tree and the ground. A lake, sailing boat and c...