96, as the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy, xxiv). 15v, Five miracles of Christ's infancy: the miraculous spring provides water for the Virgin Mary, the Christ child revives a boy who has fallen from a tower, while the father offers a vessel to Mary Christ climbs a mountain of water Christ seated on a sunbeam Christ mends broken pots (source noted in Hassall, The Holkham Bible Picture Book (1954), p. 15r, Three further miracles during the Flight, from Pseudo-Matthew: the episodes of the bitter water, the bowing date-palm tree, and the falling idols. 14v, Miracles during the journey to Egypt (from the gospel of Pseudo-Matthew): the holy family pass by two men sowing corn the miracle of the growing corn, with Herod's soldiers interrogating the sower while the corn has already grown. 14r, St Joseph warned by an angel the Flight into Egypt robbers seize the Virgin Mary's cloak and St Joseph's tools. 13v, The Circumcision the journey of the Magi, including their visit to Herod. 13r, The shepherds and the angel the shepherds pay homage to the Christ Child, lying in bed with the Virgin Mary. 12v, The Visitation St Joseph and the Virgin Mary at the inn the Nativity. 12r, St Joseph taunted by his neighbours St Joseph asks the Virgin Mary about her pregnancy an angel appears to Joseph Joseph begs Mary's forgiveness. 11v, St John writing on a scroll which is being held at the other end by an eagle in its beak Satan arguing with Christ the Annunciation. 11r, St Mark writing on a scroll with a winged lion holding a small scroll St Luke starting to write on a scroll, with a winged bull holding a small scroll. 10v, Jesse Tree showing the descent of Christ from Abraham, with St Matthew on the left holding a scroll and writing on it in cursive script. 10r, Jesse Tree with the twelve Old Testament prophets and the Virgin. 9r, The grape harvest with Noah pressing grapes Noah's drunkenness.f. 8v, The ark is perched on top of the mountain, while Noah disembarks to cultivate vines and build an altar.f. 8r, The dove and the raven released by Noah, with drowning people and animals in the water beneath the ark. 7v, Noah builds the ark, instructed by God and later boards it, carrying animals, followed by his family. 7r, Lamech kills his son and Noah is warned of the flood by God. 6v, The slaying of Cain by his blind descendant, Lamech and Lamech's son. 5r, Cain and Abel making sacrifices and Adam instructing his sons as they work in the fields. 4v, The Angel stands, sword in hand, barring the gate to the Garden of Eden. The Expulsion by an angel with a fiery sword. 4r, Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit while the serpent, with a woman's head, watches. 3v, The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge is forbidden to Adam and Eve by God. 3r, The creation of Adam, above, and Eve, below. 2v, God, surrounded by animals, creating the birds. 2r, God the Creator with his architect's compasses in a ring, surrounded by heaven and angels above and hell-fire below. 1v, Lady Fortune turns her wheel: a king sits at the top he falls to the right, his crown and sceptre slipping from him he crawls at the bottom before rising again. 1r, A Dominican friar as patron instructing a secular artist: 'Ore feres bien e nettement car mustre serra a riche gent' ('Now do it well and carefully, for it will be shown to important people'). 2r-9r) and capitals highlighted in red.The subjects of the miniatures are: f. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration (ff. Some miniatures have a background of red diaperwork with fleur-de-lis, flowers and vine and oak leaves (ff. The explanatory text is generally written above the relevant image, rarely below or incorporated in the miniature. Decoration: 231 miniatures or tinted drawings, mostly two per page. 10-38) and the fifteen signs of the Day of Judgement with some introductory material (ff. 1-9), the Life of Christ from the Annunciation (preceded by genealogies of Mary and Jesus) to the Ascension (ff. The material covers Genesis from Creation to Noah (ff. A biblical picture book with explanatory text of varying length, sometimes in rhyming couplets, in Anglo-Norman French, with some English.
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