Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
Belgium, Ghent, ca. 1475
MS M.484 fol. 75v

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Apocalypse: Angels of Plagues -- At left, on shore, four of seven angels hold vials. At right, standing on water, three of four men play musical instruments including shawm, lute and recorder (?).
Scene in landscape.
Grisaille miniature with color wash.
Margins decorated with border of floreate rinceaux.
Illustration of Revelation 15:1-2.