Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 237v

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Christ: Entry into Jerusalem -- Christ, cross-nimbed, beardless, right hand raised in blessing, rides bridled ass toward city gate of Jerusalem with three Apostles walking behind Him. Two figures stand within the gate, one laying down garment. Two figures stand on top of the gate.
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.