MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - MA440.jpg


Category	Manuscript
Origin	Brussels region
Date	16C/1
Reference No	MS 9, IV,f 1r
Size
Provenance	Cistercian Nuns' Abbey Vorst, Brussels
Present Location	Westmalle Cistercian Abbey, Library
Bibliography	Hammer 2009, 432-433

Illustration From	Hammer 2009, 433
Other Illustrations

Country	Belgium

Description
Cistercian Antiphonary dated 1500-1502 from Cistercian Nuns'Abbey of Vorst. Within initial C(ustolit) from the first antiphon Saturday Vespers. Top centre God the Father on throne, below left Christ carrying Cross and showing his wounds in his side facing Mary baring her breast, below two rows of many saints, including in the first row Bernard with a saint pope on one side ad a saint bishop on the other.

Description

Cistercian Antiphonary dated 1500-1502 from Cistercian Nuns'Abbey of Vorst. Within initial C(ustolit) from the first antiphon Saturday Vespers. Top centre God the Father on throne, below left Christ carrying Cross and showing his wounds in his side facing Mary baring her breast, below two rows of many saints, including in the first row Bernard with a saint pope on one side ad a saint bishop on the other.