Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

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

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1) Apocalypse: Christ, Praise of Judgment -- John, pearled nimbus, bearded, stands, with book in draped left hand, looking toward Christ, pearled crossed nimbus, raising His right hand in blessing and holding book in His left hand. He sits on cushioned bench, with feet on footstool, in quadrilobed mandorla, flanked above by four nimbed angels emerging from clouds and blowing trumpets, and head of Personification of Voice behind the mandorla, and by four winged nimbed Beasts, three holding books, and below by two groups of sixteen crowned Elders, prostrate, all in clouds.
Below, Scarlet Woman (Woman of Babylon), veiled, wearing fillet, holding mirror in right hand, lying in flames and smoke. Above the Scarlet Woman, background inscriptions from Revelation 19:1, POST HEC AUDIUI QUASI UOCEM MAGNAM TUBARUM MULTARUM IN CELO DICENCIUM ALLELUIA LAUS ET UIRTUS ET GLORIA DEO NOSTRO EST, from Revelation 19:2, QUIA UERA ET IUSTA SUNT QUI IUDICAUIT DE MERETRICE MAGNA QUI CORRUPIT TERRAM IN PROSTITUTIONE SUA ET UINDICAUIT ANGUINEM SERUORUM SUORUM DE MANIBUS EIUS, from Revelation 19:3, ET ITERUM DIXERUNT ALLELUIA ET FUMUS EIUS ASCENDIT IN SECULA SECULORUM, and from Revelation 19:4, ET CECIDERUNT UIGINTI QUATUOR SENIORES ET QUATUOR ANIMALIA ET ADORAUERUNT DEUM SEDENTEM SUPER TRONUM DICENTES AMEN ALLELUIA.
Above Christ, background inscription based on Revelation 19:5, ET UOX DE TRONO EXIUIT DICENS LAUDEM DICITE DEO NOSTRO OMNES SERUI EIUS ET QUI TIMETIS EUM PUSILLI ET MAGNI ET AUDIUI QUASI UOCEM TUBE MAGNE ET SICUT UOCEM AQUARUM MULTARUM ET SICUT UOCEM TONITRUUM MAGNORUM DICENTIUM ALLELUIA.
Illustration of Revelation 19:1-5.
2) Apocalypse: Lamb, Marriage -- John, pearled nimbus, bearded, holds book, seated on mound, beside Lamb of God, pearled nimbus, with forepaws in lap of veiled bride, seated on cushioned bench, beside table on which are food, vessels and knife, in front of six men seated (banquet), one holding goblet, one touching food, and another with goblet and spherical object (wafer?). Angel, pearled nimbus, emerges from clouds, blowing trumpet.
Background inscription based on Revelation 19:6, ET AUDIUI QUASI UOCEM TUBE MAGNE ET SICUT UOCEM AQUARUM MULTARUM ET SICUT UOCEM TONITRUUM MAGNORUM ALLELUIA DICENCIUM QUONIAM REGNAUIT DOMINUS DEUS NOSTER OMNIPOTENS, from Revelation 19:7, GAUDEAMUS ET EXULTEMUS ET DEMUS GLORIAM EI QUIA UIDERUNT NUPCIE AGNI ET UXOR EIUS PREPARAUIT SE, and based on Revelation 19:8, ET DATUM EST ILLI UT OPERIAT SE BYSSINUM SPLENDENS CANDIDUM.
Illustration of Revelation 19:6-8.
Framed illustrations.