A Handbook of the Art of Illumination As Practised During the Middle Ages With
A Handbook of the Art of Illumination As Practised During the Middle Ages With
Henry Shaw
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To each of the readings of the Gospels is affixed an illuminated miniature of the Evan- gelist engaged in writing his Gospel. " The first service in this MS. Is the office of the Virgin : to the matins there is an illumination of the Annunciation ; to the lauds, the Salutation ; to the prime, the Nativity ; to the tierce, the Nativity of Christ made known to the Shepherds ; to the sext, the adoration of the Magi ; to the nones, the Presentation in the Temple ; to the vespers, the flight of Jose...ph, Mary, and the infant Saviour into Egypt ; and to the completorium, or compline, the Virgin Mary, attended by angels, kneeling before the Deity, and receiving a crown of glory. " The next portion of the MS. Consists of the seven penitential Psalms, and the litany of the saints, to which part there is an illumination of King David worshipping the Deity, who is figured in the heavens, surrounded by glory, and attended by angels. " The next part of the MS. Is the office of the Holy Cross. An illumi- 30 THE ART OF ILLUMINATION.
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