Item Info

Script: Gothic bookhand
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front 66:14
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial B with St. Michael Archangel Conquering the Devil
Notes: This initial begins the Introit for the feast of St. Michael (Sept. 29), "Benedicite dominum omnes angeli eius ..." (Bless the Lord, all you angels of his). Lewis E M 66:13-14 are from the same manuscript. This leaf was illuminated by an assistant of Cornelia van Wulfschkercke, a nun at the Bruges Carmelite convent Sion who was active in the late 15th and early 16th century. The other leaf is by her hand.
Notes: This leaf can be dated to ca. 1500.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1660321
Country: Country:Flanders

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1510
Image Dimensions Width: 478 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 66:13-14
Creator Name: Cornelia van Wulfschkerck, assistant - Artist