MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - MA038.jpg


Category	Manuscript
Origin: artist/workshop
Date	15C/3
Reference No	MS 12166, f 28 (detail)
Size
Provenance	Malines, Augustinian canonesses
Present Location	Brussels, Bibliotheque Royale Albert 1er
Bibliography	Brussels 1990, 58-9
	v d Gheyn 1901-6, 6:No 3875
Illustration From	Brussels 1990, 23
Other illustrations

Country	Belgium

Description:
In this manuscript in Netherlandish of Conrad of Eberbach's 'Exordium Magnum' from 1457 Bernard is depicted standing on grass before a kneeling nun in a white cowl and black veil whose scroll reads 'Pray for us blessed father Bernard'. The nun's habit and references to 'our father Bernard' suggests that the manuscript was copied for Cistercian nuns, but it is known to have belonged to Augustinian canonesses.

Description:

In this manuscript in Netherlandish of Conrad of Eberbach's 'Exordium Magnum' from 1457 Bernard is depicted standing on grass before a kneeling nun in a white cowl and black veil whose scroll reads 'Pray for us blessed father Bernard'. The nun's habit and references to 'our father Bernard' suggests that the manuscript was copied for Cistercian nuns, but it is known to have belonged to Augustinian canonesses.