Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Golden legend
Belgium, Bruges, 1445-1465
MS M.672-5 III, fol. 340r

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Two scenes within miniature:
1) Christopher of Lycia: Devil fleeing from Cross -- Devil, horned, mounted, flees from cross. Christopher of Lycia, wearing headband, holding staff, raises right hand toward demon and turns away.
1) Christopher of Lycia: carrying Christ Child -- Hermit emerges from hermitage surmounted by bell and surrounded by wattled fence. He raises lantern toward Christopher (represented twice), supporting himself with branch. He carries on his back Christ Child, cross-nimbed, raising right hand in blessing and holding tripartite globe, across water.
In background is ship in waters and landscape.