Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
England and France, London, between 1255 and 1260
MS M.524 fol. 20v

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1) Apocalypse: Christ promising New Age -- John, pearled nimbus, bearded, stands with book in draped left hand. With pen in raised right hand, he writes his name as part of background inscription from Revelation 21:2-6. To right, Christ, pearled nimbus, emerges from cloud, in cloud-edged half-mandorla, extending hands above cross-surmounted building within city wall of Jerusalem.
Background inscriptions from Revelation 21:2, ET EGO IOHANNES UIDI CIUITATEM SANCTAM IERUSALEM NONAM DESCENDENTEM DE CELO A DEO PARATAM SICUT SPONSAM ORNATAM UIRO SUO, from Revelation 21:3, ET AUDIUI UOCEM MAGNAM DE THRONA DICENTEM ET ECCE TABERNACULUM DEI CUM HOMINIBUS ET HABITABIT CUM ILLIS ET IP(S)I POPULUS EIUS ERUNT ET IP(SE) DEUS CUM EIS ERIT EORUM DEUS, from Revelation 21:4, ET ABSTERGET DEUS OMNEM LACRIMAM AB OCULIS EORUM ET MORS ULTRA NON ERIT NEQUE LUTUS NEQUE CLAMOR NEQUE DOLOR ERIT ULTRA QUE P(RI)MA ABIERUNT, from Revelation 21:5, ET DIXIT QUI SEDEBAT IN THRONO ECCE NOUA FACIO OMNIA ET DIXIT MICHI SCRIBE QUIA HOC U(ER)BA FIDELISSIMA SUNT ET UERA, and from Revelation 21:6, ET DIXIT MICHI FACTUM EST EGO SUM A(LPHA) ET O(MEGA).
Illustration of Revelation 21:2-6.
2) Apocalypse: New Jerusalem -- John, pearled nimbus, bearded, stands with left hand raised. He is led by angel, pearled nimbus, grasping John's garment with right hand. With vial in left hand, the angel indicates building of twelve portals and gemmed walls. In foreground, label of inscriptions from Revelation 21:9-27.
Most revelant to picture are quotations from Revelation 21:9, ET UENIT UNUS DE VII ANG(E)LUS HABENTIBUS VII FIALAS PLENAS VII PLAGIS NOUISSIMIS ET LOCUTUS EST MECUM DICENS UENI OSTENDAM TIBI SPONSAM UXOREM AGNI, from Revelation 21:10, ET SUSTULIT ME IN SPIRITU IN MONTEM MAGNUM ET ALTUM OSTENDIT MICHI CIUITATEM SANCTAM IERUSALEM DESCENDENTEM DE CELO A DEO based on Revelation 21:11, PARATUM ET HABENTEM CLARITATEM DEI LUMEN EIUS SIMILE LAPIDI PRECIOSO TANQUAM LAPIDIS IASPIDIS SICUT CRISTALLUM, and from Revelation 21:12, ET HABEBAT MURUM MAGNUM ET ALTUM HABENS PORTAS DUODECIM ET IN PORTIS ANGELOS DUODECIM ET NOMINA INSCRIPTA QUE SUNT NOMINA DUODECIM TRIBUUM FILIORUM ISRAEL.
Illustration of Revelation 21:9-14.
Framed illustrations.