MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - MA358.jpg


Category	Manuscript
Origin: artist/workshop	Langres
Date	16C/1
Reference No	Lot 30, f 17v
Size
Provenance
Present Location	unknown - Christie's sale 9/7/2001, Lot 30
Bibliography	Christie's catalogue 9/7/2001

Illustration From	photo - Christie's
Other illustrations

Country	France

Description:
Book of Hours, use of Langres, in Latin and French made in Langres c 1500 has full-page miniature (one of 20) on the folio preceding the Suffrage to Bernard on f 18. Bernard in a black cowl with gold edging and with the hood over his head stands on a multi-coloured tiled floor in a panelled chamber. He holds a model of a church in his right hand and a gold crozier in his left. The full border with stylized leaves and flowers has a scroll below Bernard with the inscription ORA PRO NOBIS BEATE BERNARDE.

Description:

Book of Hours, use of Langres, in Latin and French made in Langres c 1500 has full-page miniature (one of 20) on the folio preceding the Suffrage to Bernard on f 18. Bernard in a black cowl with gold edging and with the hood over his head stands on a multi-coloured tiled floor in a panelled chamber. He holds a model of a church in his right hand and a gold crozier in his left. The full border with stylized leaves and flowers has a scroll below Bernard with the inscription ORA PRO NOBIS BEATE BERNARDE.