Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Netherlands, ca. 1494
MS M.1078 fol. 39r

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Christ: before Caiaphas -- Caiaphas, wearing pointed hat, sits on bench. Before him stands Christ, with crossed rayed nimbus and hands joined, flanked by helmeted soldiers, including some with spears and one with shield. Scene in decorated initial G.
Margins with scattered flowers, including roses, and vinescroll, inhabited by butterfly, fly, and two birds.