Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Spiegel van den leven ons Heren and other works
Netherlands, Brabant, ca. 1455
M.868 fol. 44r

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Christ: Crucifixion, nailed to Cross -- Two men, kneeling on ground, with hammers nail hands of Christ, cross-nimbed, to cross on ground, surmounted by titulus INRI. Third man ties Christ's feet to cross. Above are two thieves, wearing loincloths, legs tied, arms over cross bars of tau crosses. In lower left corner, three man sit on ground and play game of dice.
In upper margin is inscription DAUID SI DOERGROEUEN MIJN HANDEN ENDE MIJN UOETEN ENDE SI TELLEDEN ALLE MIJN GEBEYNTEN
In lower margin are inscriptions ZACHARIAS WIE SIJN DESE WONDEN INT MIDDEL DIJNRE HANDEN and YSAIAS DIE HERE SETTEDE OP HEM ALDER MENSCHEN BOISHEIDEN