225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station

Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

« Previous Next »   Thumbnails

Literary
France, 1348
MS M.772 fol. 37r

See more information »

1) P³•lerinage: Scene, Memory with Pilgrim's Armor -- Pilgrim (Guillaume de Deguileville), tonsured, wearing monk's habit and pilgrim's scrip with strap across his breast, holds pilgrim's staff in left hand and with right hand indicates Memory, holding his armor, including shield, sword, and hauberk. Behind Memory stands God's Grace, crowned.
2) P³•lerinage: Scene, Moses giving bread to Pilgrim -- Moses, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, holding crozier in right hand, extends in left hand bread to right hand of Pilgrim (Guillaume de Deguileville), tonsured, wearing monk's habit and pilgrim's scrip with sash across his breast, holding pilgrim's staff in left hand.
3) P³•lerinage: Scene, Pilgrim with God's Grace -- Pilgrim (Guillaume de Deguileville), tonsured, wearing monk's habit and pilgrim's scrip with sash across his breast, supporting pilgrim's staff with his arms, stands with joined hands raised before God's Grace, crowned, pointing with right hand.
Miniatures executed in grisaille with color accents.



(37 of 89)