Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1500
MS M.52 fol. 41r

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Evangelist John, nimbed, seated beside eagle, wings spread, in Patmos, writes with pen, held in right hand, on leaf. He holds inkpot in left hand.
Miniature and text framed by border decorated with budding and full flowers, including geraniums, violas, cornflowers, and rose, and inhabited by moths and butterfly.