(Q23439)

This cutting contains the type of fanciful marginal illustration found in many medieval manuscripts dating from the early fourteenth century. Here, a hybrid man with dragonfly wings pushes another hybrid figure toward his executioner, whose tail forms part of the border ornament.

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This image shows the reverse of a cutiting with a portion of an ornamental border.

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Initial D with St. Andrew the Apostle

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This initial begins the Introit for the vigil of the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (Nov. 30), 'Dominus secus mare galilee vidit duos fratres Petrum et Andream ...' (The Lord, passing by the sea of Galilee, saw the two brothers Peter and Andrew). The saltire, or X-shaped, cross is a reference to St. Andrew's martyrdom.

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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a missal.

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Initial D

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This cutting contains the type of fanciful marginal illustration found in many medieval manuscripts dating from the early fourteenth century. Here, a bird pecks at the ornamental extension from the initial.

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This image shows the reverse of a cutting with a figured initial.

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Border ornament

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This cutting contains the type of ornament found in manuscripts from southern Germany, especially around Augsburg and Regensburg in the late fifteenth century.

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These cuttings can be dated to ca. 1300.

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Script: Gothic bookhand

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acknowledgements

Contributor: David Kalish

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Cataloger: Dot Porter

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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources

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