Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
England and France, London, between 1255 and 1260
MS M.524 fol. 8v

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1) Apocalypse: Woman clothed with Sun, and Apocalypse: Woman, Child caught up -- Winged red Dragon with seven heads, six crowned, and ten horns curls its tail, encircling stars, inscribed GAUDA DRACONIS ANTHICHRISTUM SIGNIFICAT. Background inscribed DRACO MAGNUS RUFUS HABENS CAPITA VII CORNUA DECEM ET VII DIADEMATA ET CAUSA EIUS TRAHEBAT TERCIAM PARTEM STELLARUM ET MISIT EAS TERRAM PER DRACONEM DIABOLUS PER VII CAPITA OMNES REPROBI DESIGNANTUR from Revelation 12:3-4. Woman of the Apocalypse, veiled, surrounded by twelve stars, sits with feet on crescent moon, within sun and clouds, inscribed MULIER AMICTA SOLE HABET LUNA SUB PEDIBUS EIUS from Revelation 12:1. She holds nude child grasped by nimbed angel emerging from the sun. Inscription label with commentary of Berengaudus.
To right, angel, pearled nimbus, emerges from the clouds, giving nude child to Hands of God in half-mandorla, inscribed TRONUS DEI, surrounded by clouds. Below, rabbit in burrow at foot of tree.
Illustration of Revelation 12:1-5.
2) Apocalypse: Dragon attacked by Michael -- Archangel Michael, name inscribed SCS M(ICHAEL), pearled nimbus, treads on winged body of red dragon, piercing with spear one of its seven crowned heads with nine horns. It is attacked by two angels, pearled nimbi, one holding shield decorated with three crosses, star, and crescent moon, piercing the tail with spear, and the other raising sword, holding cross-inscribed shield, emerging from cloud.
Background inscribed ET FACTUM EST PRELIUM MAGNUM IN CELO MICHAEL ET ANGELI EIUS PRELIABANTUR CUM DRACONE ET DRACO PUGNABAT ET ANGELI EIUS ET NON UALUERUNT NEQUE LOCUS INUENTUS EST EORUM AMPLIUS IN CELO from Revelation 12:7-8.
Illustration of Revelation 12:7-8.
Framed illustrations.