Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
England and France, London, between 1255 and 1260
MS M.524 fol. 18r

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1) Apocalypse: John and Angel -- Hand of God emerges from clouds, pointing to label of inscriptions from Revelation 19:9, ET DIXIT MICHI SCRIBE BEATI QUI AD CENAM NUPCIARUM AGNI UOCATI SUNT ET DIXIT MICHI HEC UERBA DEI UERA SUNT and from Revelation 19:10, ET CECIDI AD PEDES EIUS UT ADORAREM EUM. ET DIXIT MICHI UIDE NE FECERIS CONSERUUS TUUS SUM ET FRATRUM TUORUM HABENDIUM TESTIMONIUM IHESU. DEUM ADORA. TESTIMONIUM ENIM IHESU EST SPIRITUS PROPHETIE.
Below, John, pearled nimbus, bearded, sits on mound, with knife in left hand and with pen in right hand writing in open book on lectern before angel with pearled nimbus. The angel stands with right hand upholding the inscribed label and with left hand pointing to the open book.
To right, John, pearled nimbus, kneels with hands extended toward angel, pearled nimbus, touching John's chin with right hand. With left hand, the angel points upward to cloudy arc of heaven.
Illustration of Revelation 19:9-10.
2) Apocalypse: Christ, Armies of Heaven -- John, pearled nimbus, bearded, stands with left hand to label of inscriptions from Revelation 19:11-16. Within clouds of heaven, Christ, pearled nimbus, with sword in right hand and left hand on pole supported on furcae, treads in flaming wine press, approached by Christ, eyes flaming, with sword at His mouth. Wearing seven disks as crowns (diadems) and garments spotted with blood, He holds rod (of iron) in right hand and reins in left hand and rides on bridled white horse, followed by group of horsemen (only one horse visible).
Labelled inscriptions from Revelation 19:11, ET UIDI CELUM APERTUM ET ECCE EQUUS ALBUS ET QUI SEDEBAT SUPER EUM UOCABATUR FIDELIS ET UERAX ET IUSTICIA IUDICAT ET PUGNAT, based on Revelation 19:12, OCULI AUTEM EIUS UELUT FLAMMA IGNIS ET IN CAPITE EIUS DIADEMATA MULTA HABENS NOMEN SCRIPTUM QUOD NEMO NOUIT NISI IPSE, based on Revelation 19:13, ET UESTITUS ERAT UESTEM ASPERSAM SANGUINE ET UOCATUR NOMEN EIUS UERBUM DOMINI, from Revelation 19:14, ET EXERCITUS QUI SUNT IN CELO SEQUEBANTUR EUM IN EQUIS ALBIS UESTITI BYSSINUM ALBUM MUNDUM, from Revelation 19:15, ET DE ORE EIUS PROCEDIT GLADIUS ACUTUS UT IN IPSO PERCUCIAT GENTES ET IPSE REGET EAS IN UIRGA FERREA ET IPSE CALCAT TORCULAR UINI FURORIS IRE DEI OMNIPOTENTIS, and from Revelation 19:16, ET HABET IN UESTIMENTO ET IN FEMORE SUO SCRIPTUM REX REGUM ET DOMINUS DOMINANCIUM.
Illustration of Revelation 19:11-16.
Framed illustrations.