Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Hungarian Anjou legendary single leaves
Bologna, Italy, or Hungary, 1325-1335
M.360.18

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Zone 1:
1) Apostle, James Minor: Scene, eating with Christ -- Christ, crossed nimbus, sits at head of table with three apostles, nimbed, and Apostle James Minor, nimbed, wearing miter and decorated red robes, hands raised.
Scene caption, inscribed SANCTUS JACOBUS MINOR. QUOMODO CHRISTUS EST IN MENSA CUM APOSTOLIS.
2) Apostle, James Minor: Scene, Torture -- Apostle James Minor, nimbed, wearing miter and decorated red robes, is thrown from roof by soldier. Looking on are five men and women as well as Christ, decorated nimbus, hands raised, right hand in blessing.
Scene caption, inscribed SANCTUS JACOBUS MINOR. QUOMODO FUIT EXTRACTUS DE FUNDATIONE.
Zone 2:
3) Apostle, James Minor: Martyrdom -- Apostles James Minor, nimbed, wearing miter and decorated red robes, bleeding from head, falls to ground as tormentor with staff strikes him in head and second tormentor raises stone held in right hand.
Scene caption, inscribed SANCTUS JACOBUS MINOR. QUOMODO INTERFECTUS FUIT IN UNA PORTICA.
4) Apostle, James Minor: Scene, burial -- Body of Apostle James Minor, nimbed, wearing miter, bleeding from wound to head, wrapped in decorated pink shroud, rests on mattress in front of three male figures, two of whom are nimbed.
Scene caption, inscribed SANCTUS JACOBUS MINOR. QUOMODO FUIT SEPULTUS.
Scenes in frames decorated with foliate ornament.