Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Lectionary
Italy, Padua, 1436
MS M.180 fol. 84r

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Virgin Mary: Coronation -- Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled, head inclined, with joined hands raised, sits facing Christ, crossed nimbus, hands raised to her head, probably holding crown. They sit on arc within multi-hued mandorla surrounded by rays and by winged heads of seraphs and other angels.
Below is large crowd of saints, nimbed, including: women veiled, one with wimple; men with draped heads; man holding sword; some back-turned; some looking up; Lucy of Syracuse holding eyes on plate (?); Stephen Protomartyr, head bleeding wearing deacon's vestments; cardinal wearing cardinal's hat and vestments; pope wearing triple-crowned tiara with infulae; tonsured monk wearing white habit, carrying processional cross possibly Norbertus of Magdeburg; Catherine of Alexandria holding wheel; monk with joined hands holding rosary; saint holding palm; two holding books; Peter holding book and key; Paul probably holding sword; prophets; prophet (?) holding scroll (?), with right hand, indicating it with left.
Beginning of Gospel reading for feast of All Saints, November 1.