Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Angers or Nantes, ca. 1440
M.63 fol. 93v

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Half-figure of God, wearing triple crown tiara, holds tripartite globe in right hand and cross in left hand. He is flanked by two angels, nimbed, that touch the crown with both hands. More angels encircle him around his waist. Below is escutcheon with heraldic decoration.
Hell Mouth -- Margins are decorated with floreate border. In lower margin is archangel, nimbed, wearing armor, raising sword in right hand, with left hand touching neck of bestial devil, who holds nude figure (personification of soul) in left hand. Next to him, second archangel, nimbed, wearing armor, raises sword in left hand and with right grasps leg of soul held by bestial devil. At right is hell mouth in which is fire, three souls, and devil.