Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
England and France, London, between 1255 and 1260
MS M.524 fol. 17r

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1) Apocalypse: Babylon, Fall -- John, pearled nimbus, bearded, stands, holding staff in left hand. He raises right hand toward label inscribed from Revelation 18:1-3, 15-18. Angel, pearled nimbus, emerges from clouds, indicating with left hand the inscribed label, and with right hand pointing below birds, and heads of devils among wrecked buildings of Babylon.
Relevant to picture are quotations from Revelation 18:1, ET POST HEC UIDI ALIUM ANGELUM DESCENDENTEM DE CELO HABENTEM POTESTATEM MAGNAM ET TERRA ILLUMINATA EST A GLORIA EIUS, and based on Revelation 18:2, ET CLAMAUIT IN FORTI UOCE DICENS CECIDIT CECIDIT BABILON ILLA MAGNA ET FACTA EST HABITAC(I)O DEMONIORUM ET CUSTODIA OMNIS SPIRITUS INMUNDI ET CUSTODIA OMNIS UOLUCRIS INMUNDE, and Revelation 18:3, QUIA DE IRA FORNICATIONIS EIUS BIBERUNT OMNES GENTES ET REGES T(ER)RE CUM ILLA FORNICATI SUNT ET M(ER)CATORES TERRE DE U(IR)TUTE DELICIARUM EIUS DIUITES FACTI SUNT.
Illustration of Revelation 18:1-3.
2) Apocalypse: Angel with Millstone -- Hand of God emerges from clouds, indicating label inscribed from Revelation 18:21-24, above bird and squirrel on tree on shore. Angel, pearled nimbus, stands bent over on water, casting millstone into sea, before building.
Revelant to picture is labelled quotation from Revelation 18:21, ET SUSTULIT UNUS ANGELUS FORTIS LAPIDEM QUASI MOLAREM MAGNUM ET MISIT IN MARI DICENS HOC IMPETU MITTETUR BABILON ILLA MAGNA CIUITAS ET ULTRA IAM NON INUENIETUR.
Illustration of Revelation 18:21.
Framed illustrations.