Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
England and France, London, between 1255 and 1260
MS M.524 fol. 13v

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1) Apocalypse: Earth, Harvest -- John, pearled nimbus, bearded, stands, holding staff in right hand. He holds in left hand scroll inscribed from Revelation 14:14, ET UIDI ET ECCE NUBEM CANDIDAM ET SUPER NUBEM SEDENTEM SIMILEM FILIO HOMINIS HABENTEM IN CAPITE SUO CORONAM AUREAM ET IN MANU SUA FALCEM ACUTAM. Christ, pearled crossed nimbus, crowned, holds sickle in left hand and sits in cloud. Below, Christ, pearled crossed nimbus, crowned, cuts grain with sickle in right hand. Background inscription based on Revelation 14:16, ET MISIT QUI SEDEBAT SUPER NUBEM FALCEM SUAM TERRAM ET MESSUIT TERRAM.
To right, angel, pearled nimbus emerges from cross-surmounted building, looks toward the Christ above, indicates the grain with left hand, and holds in right hand scroll with inscription based on Revelation 14:15, ET ALTER ANGELUS EXIUIT DE TEMPLO CLAMANS UOCE MAGNA AD SEDENTEM SUPER NUBEM MITTE FALCEM TUAM ET METE QUIA UENIT HORA UT METATUR IN QUONIAM MESSIS TERRE.
Illustration of Revelation 14:14-16.
2) Apocalypse: Earth, Vintage -- Among three angels, pearled nimbi, the first angel holds pruning hook, emerging from temple. The second angel holds inscribed scroll in right hand, raises left hand, and stands beside draped altar, on which is chalice, before temple. The third angel cuts grapes with pruning hook from vine on trellis and drops grapes into filled vat trodden by three devil hanging from pole on furcae. River of blood flows from the vat to two bridled horses (only partly visible) in city gate.
Inscriptions on the scroll from Revelation 14:17, ET ALIUS ANGELUS EXIUIT DE TEMPLO QUOD EST IN CELO HABENS ET IPSE FALCEM ACUTAM, and from Revelation 14:18, ET ALIUS ANGELUS DE ALTARI QUI HABET POTESTATEM SUPER IGNEM ET CLAMAUIT UOCE MAGNA EI QUI HABEBAT FALCEM ACUTAM DICENS MITTE FALCEM TUAM ACUTAM ET UINDEMIA BOTROS UINEE TERRE QUONIAM MATURE SUNT UUE EIUS. Background inscribed from Revelation 14:19, ET MISIT ANGELUS FALCEM SUAM IN TERRAM ET UINDEMIAUIT UINEAM TERRE ET MISIT IN LACUM IRE DEI MAGNUM, and from Revelation 14:20, ET CALCATUS EST LACUS EXTRA CIUITATEM ET EXIUIT SANGUIS DE LACU USQUE AD FRENOS EQUORUM PER STADIA MILLE SEXCENTA.
Illustration of Revelation 14:17-20.
Framed illustrations.