Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Pontifical matutinale and missal of Jean Coeur
France, Bourges, ca. 1465
G.49 fol. 124v

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Christ: Ascension -- Christ, with only feet visible, disappears above two groups of apostles, nimbed, kneeling, two with joined hands raised. Scene in landscape setting, within decorated initial D.
Face of man, wearing hat, is in penwork initial S.
Top and bottom margins are decorated with floreate borders. In lower margin is cross-surmounted escutcheon with arms of Jean Coeur (azure, three hearts gules, on a fesse or three escallops argent), flanked by scrolls with inscription MORIR COVIE(N)T SOVE(NT) ADVIE(N)T ET NEN SOVIE(NT).