Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
England and France, London, between 1255 and 1260
MS M.524 fol. 16r

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1) Apocalypse: Vial VI, Euphrates dried up -- Hand of God, emerging from cloud, points to label inscribed from Revelation 16:12, ET SEXTUS ANGELUS EFFUDIT FIALAM SUAM IN FLUMEN ILLUD MAGNUM EUFRATEN ET SICAUIT AQUAM EIUS UT PREPARARETUR UIA REGIBUS AB ORTU SOLIS, and from Commentary of Berengaudus. Angel, pearled nimbus, emerges from open portal of building, bending forward and pouring out vial on river Euphrates issuing from ground.
Apocalypse: Vial VI, Frogs -- To right, John, pearled nimbus, bearded, stands and holds staff in right hand and book in draped left hand. Frogs issue from mouths of False Prophet, represented as beast with with ram's horns, winged red Dragon with seven crowned heads, and spotted lion-headed Beast, the latter with seven heads and ten horns and disks. All stand on hill.
Background inscribed from Revelation 16:13, ET UIDI DE ORE DRACONIS ET DE ORE BESTIE ET DE ORE PSEUDO-PROPHETE SPIRITUS TRES IMMUNDOS IN MODUM RANARUM, from Revelation 16:14, SUNT ENIM SPIRITUS DEMONIORUM FACIENTES SIGNA ET PROCEDENT AD REGES TOTIUS TERRE CONGREGARE ILLOS IN PRELIUM AD DIEM MAGNUM DEI OMNIPOTENTIS, from Revelation 16:15, ET ECCE UENIO SECUT FUR. BEATUS QUI UIGILAT ET CUSTODIT UESTIMENTA SUA NE NUDUS AMBULET ET TURPITUDINEM EIUS, from Revelation 16:16, ET CONGREGAUIT EOS IN LOCUM QUI UOCATUR HEBRAICE HERMAGEDON, and from Commentary of Berengaudus.
Illustration of Revelation 16:13-16.
2) Apocalypse: Vial VII, Earthquake -- Angel, pearled nimbus, emerges from portal, with right hand raised, indicating background inscription, and with left hand pouring out vial, before cloud. City of Babylon collapses in flames. Above, Christ, cross-nimbed, as half figure, extending right hand, emerges from portal of temple, in cloud-edged half-mandorla. Personifications of Voice, Thunder, and Lightning, one wearing cap, emit rays from mouths, in clouds. Hail falls on ground enveloping six men.
Background inscribed from Revelation 16:17, ET SEPTIMUS ANGELUS EFFUDIT FIALAM SUAM IN AEREM ET EXIUIT UOX MAGNA DE TEMPLO A THRONO DICENS FACTUM EST, from Revelation 16:18, ET FACTA SUNT FULGURA ET UOCES ET TONITRUA ET TERRE MOTUS FACTUS EST MAGNUS QUALIS NUNQUAM FUIT EX QUO HOMINES FUERUNT SUPER TERRAM TALIS TERRE MOTUS SIC MAGNUS, from Revelation 16:19, ET FACTA EST CIUITAS MAGNA IN TRES PARTES ET CIUITATES GENTIUM CECIDERUNT ET BABLYLON MAGNA UENIT IN MEMORIAM ANTE DEUM DARE ILLI CALICEM UINI INDIGNATIONIS IRE EIUS, from Revelation 16:20, ET OMNIS INSULA FUGIT ET MONTES NON SUNT INUENTI, and from Revelation 16:21, ET GRANDO MAGNA SICUT TALENTUM DESCENDIT DE CELO IN HOMINES ET BLASPHEMAUERUNT HOMINES DEUM PROPTER PLAGAM GRANDINIS QUONIAM MAGNA FACTA EST UEHEMENTER.
Illustration of Revelation 16:17-21.
Framed illustrations.