Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
Belgium, Ghent, ca. 1475
MS M.484 fol. 82v

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Apocalypse: Vial VII, Earthquake -- Angel, appearing in opening in dark clouds, overturns vial over city where buildings topple. Fire rains from sky.
Scene in landscape with hills and trees in distance.
Grisaille miniature with color wash.
Margins decorated with border of floreate rinceaux.
Illustration of Revelation 16:17-19.