Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Lectionary
Belgium, possible Bruges, ca. 1470
MS M.68 fol. 192v

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Apocalypse: Witnesses slain -- Winged dragon, mouth open, stands on two witnesses on ground. Figures are in walled area of city, city gate in background, buildings at right. Apocalypse: Witnesses, Resurrection -- Above, two witnesses appear second time in cloud, with joined hands, looking toward rayed mandorla enclosing God, as half-figure, wearing cross-surmounted triple-crowned tiara, extending right hand in blessing, holding cross-surmounted globe with left hand. Illustration of Revelation 11:7-12.