Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
England and France, London, between 1255 and 1260
MS M.524 fol. 19v

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1) Apocalypse: First Resurrection -- John, pearled nimbus, bearded, sits on mound and raises right hand. Nude souls, with joined hands raised, rise from mouths of eleven dead men, in shrouds, lying on ground. Above to right, seven men, possibly apostles, two wearing caps, sit; two on cushioned benches, and two on chairs.
Background inscriptions based on or from Revelation 20:4-6. Relevant to illustration are inscriptions based on Revelation 20:4, ET UIDI SEDES ET SEDERUNT SUPER EAS ET IUDICIUM DATUM EST ILLI ET ANIMAS DECOLLATORUM PROPTER TESTIMONIUM IHESU ET PROPTER UERBUM DEI ET QUI NON ADORAUERUNT BESTIAM NEQUE IMAGINEM EIUS IN FRONTIBUS SUIS AUT IN MANIBUS ET UIXERUNT ET REGNAUERUNT CUM CHRISTO MILLE ANNIS, and from Revelation 20:5, CETERI MORTUORUM NON UIXERUNT DONEC CONSUMMENTUR MILLE ANNI. HEC EST RESURRECTIO PRIMA.
Illustration of Revelation 20:4-5.
2) Apocalypse: Satan freed, Apocalypse: Satan, Gog and Magog, and Apocalypse: Satan, Siege of Holy City -- Flames descend from clouds on three-headed red dragon, emerging from pit, and on two soldiers. Wearing mail, they are armed with sword, spears, one bannered, shields, pitchforks, and battle axe. One breaks ground with axe. Outside walls of Holy City enclosing group of men, some with hats, man strikes ground with pickaxe, another draws crossbow, and soldier, in mail, holds axe. Flames from cloud descend on the armed men. Background inscriptions based on Revelation 20:7, ET CUM CONSUMMATI FUERINT MILLE ANNI SOLUETUR SATHANAS DE CARCERE SUO ET EXIET ET SEDUCET GENTES QUE SUNT SUPER QUATUOR ANGULOS TERRE GOG ET MAGOG ET CONGREGABIT EOS IN PRELIUM QUORUM NUMERUS EST SICUT ARENA MARIS, on Revelation 20:8, ET ASCENDERUNT SUPER ALTITUDINEM TERRE ET CIRCUMIERUNT CASTRA SANCTORUM ET CIUITATEM DILECTAM, and on Revelation 20:9, ET DESCENDIT IGNIS A DEO DE CELO ET DEUORAUIT ILLOS.
Illustration of Revelation 20:7-9.
Framed illustrations.