Item Info

Script: Gothic bookhand
Language: Latin and French
Folio Number: f. 147v
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Christ appearing to the Virgin
Notes: This manuscript has been dated to ca. 1415-1420.
Notes: This miniature precedes Matins of the Hours of the Holy Spirit. Christ's appearance to the Virgin after his Resurrection cannot be found in Scripture. Medieval authors invented the story to show that Christ did not neglect his mother in her grief over her son's death. It shows Christ after the Resurrection appearing to his mother. This miniature was painted by a follower of the Egerton Master, an illuminator active in Paris ca. 1405-1420. This master is one of four, possibly five, artists who worked on this manuscript. In the later Middle Ages, illuminated manuscripts were most often produced in workshops that employed several artists. These commercial workshops developed in response to the growing demand in lay society for beautifully illuminated manuscripts.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1466040
Country: Country:France
City/Town/Township:Paris

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1425
Image Dimensions Width: 223 mm
ShelfMark: Widener 6
Creator Name: Egerton Master, follower - Artist