Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
Belgium, Ghent, ca. 1475
MS M.484 fol. 51v

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Apocalypse: Mighty Angel -- Evangelist John, nimbed, eyes shut, seated, holds both hands to mouth. At right, angel stands below arc, amid clouds, holding book. Another half-figure of angel is amid clouds in sky.
Grisaille miniature with color wash.
Margins decorated with border of floreate rinceaux.
Illustration of Revelation 10:1-2.