Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

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

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1) Apocalypse: Scarlet Woman on Waters -- Emerging from portal of cross-surmounted building, John, pearled nimbus, bearded, extends left hand toward the angel with pearled nimbus. His right hand is grasped by the angel pointing to veiled Scarlet Woman (Whore of Babylon), wearing fillet. She holds mirror in her left hand, places her right hand on her leg, and sits on mound from which five rivers flow.
Background inscribed from Revelation 17:1, ET UENIT UNUS DE SEPTEM ANGELIS QUI HABEBANT SEPTEM FIALAS ET LOCUTUS EST MECUM DICENS UENI OSTENDAM TIBI DAMPNATIONEM MERETRICIS MAGNE QUE SEDET SUPER AQUAS MULTAS, and from Revelation 17:2, CUM QUA FORNICATI SUNT REGES TERRE ET INEBRIATI SUNT QUI INHABITANT TERRAM DE UINO PROSTITUTIONIS EIUS, and from Commentary of Berengaudus.
Illustration of Revelation 17:1-2.
2) Apocalypse: Scarlet Woman on Beast -- Nimbed angel carries John, pearled nimbus, bearded, holding book, between two trees, and points to veiled Scarlet Woman (Whore of Babylon), wearing fillet and jeweled garments. She holds goblet in right hand and mirror in left hand, and sits sideways on spotted lion-headed Beast with seven heads and ten horns, disks on heads. Background inscribed from Revelation 17:3, ET ABSTULIT ME IN SPIRITU IN DESERTUM ET UIDI MULIEREM SEDENTEM SUPER BESTIAM COCCINEAM PLENAM IN NOMINIBUS BLASPHEMIE HABENTEM CAPITA VII ET CORNUA DECEM.
Illustration of Revelation 17:3-5.
Framed illustrations.