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ttiisntmnur t Htm mrnt forth

Hirnuithimt nil 3uora, ^throng
littitr ail tliprrqinn roimo ahnut*

--

3rsus ramr again inm

flana af (foaltlrr
rhr

mhrrrhrmaar

matrr minr.Ann thrrr mas

a iTrtamnnfalrmanmhnsr son
mns slrh at a apmtattm .COhr-n
hr hrarn thai 3rsus mas mmr
1

hr
out of 3nora inm CntlUrr
mrnt unto him , and brsmuiht
him that hr tnnttlu rnmr nnmn
ano hral his son ?fnr hr mas
at thr pnim of nrathB3EB32H
Shrn saia 3rsm unm him,
,

torpt

i\r

srr signs

anomnn=

hrlirnr.Shr
nn hlrmanisatthuuto him, 3 jr.
flrrs

n,r

mill not

rnmr nam
I

rrr mu, ratio dir.

3rsus satth unto him, (60 ttm

matt; thn, son h'nrm,^>^
Ano thr man hrhrnra thr mnro
that 3rsus hao snohrn unto

tnhatsopppraispasf hf hao

i\nd arprtain

man mas

ga

thrrp.

rohifh hat> an mftnnihi ihirtn,i

(TC-thfnJrsussain

fight nrara.

him

lir ,

ana hnrm

brrn noro a long

rasp, he saith unto

that

It

thnp in

had
that

him. Cdilt

thou hr inadp roh0lp?*BBSGhp~

impntpnt

man ansmrrro

Itim

Mr, 3 happ no man.mhfn thr

main* is troublpa.tu put mr in
to thr pool
but.whtlp 3 am
:

fpraing.anflthn-stfpprth annim
I

bfforp

mp. 3psus saith unto

him.foisp.tahp up thu, PPfl, S

math. Ana immpaiatplu,
lhf~
I

man mas maur mhnlp, and

tnoh

up his hpfl, and malhpa: ana

on thr samp dau, mas rhp sab =
bath.

fulir

u.

ii.

43 durante
fit

pass,

that,

thr ppopir
arii

t tpiin

as

prrs=

hlnrnr

mWTnp nutmnf
l

(Doo.nraraafl tuj tttp iat\r\m \

0>nmrsarrt.aunsani mm ships
stanmnn, tin mr mnr: nut mr
nsnrrmrn
gunr out or
thrm, ana
ashing tnrtr
nrts . And tip nurrrfl mtn pnr
nt mr ships tpiitrn mas >b

mm
mm

mun's.ana pragrp

mm that hp

mattlp thrust pitta ltttlpfrpm

thr lann.Anu hp sat flump. (5
tauultt thrprnp rpputpf thpshui7
^fyp.^nm tohrn hp rtao tpit
sppaktnq hr said untn frimmi,
faimrh out tnm thr urrp, ami
.

nn hraKf
unto
in

fltr

slninld

And
thf

tlifir

Ami

Mini luThirnrA

yartnrrs.inhifii mrrr

utliiT

ship, that

fitiut'

and

hiiij

tlu'n

ftmn.

ramr. andfitlfd hoth

thru,

ships, sp that

hrqan

thru,

sinh CCthrn ,&imnn ftrtrr

saui it, hr frll damn at 3rsm;'
to

hnrfs

sailing

IT i'grd.

and

am

uif; for

rpari

a sinfu

mas

3nr hr

all

from

manT

astonish^

wne tntth him,

that

drattoht uf Hir fishf**

thru

had tahrn^sonjaT
fits* sons

^autrs < baton,

aloe

mhirlt

Ml

nrrsinith

Shnnn

utrrr
.

yarf--

E3BH^ no

3imon, 5-rar
frum hrnrrfnrth thoushalt

iNpsus said ltntu

mil:

ratrh

mm jffjKf] And tnhrn

had brought
thfg

him.

thrir

ships

and

thru,

to land,

SSSE^^

fiirsiuU'i

all

fnll orord

- ;

SWarU

40-42

i.

1 12

n.

Cliviftljralrtljttli^
ruus mau.timrftik
uf

ft&tov.

tin'

^Imn.bfSfffhing
f

|hi m.aufl hiiffl

[uit\

ci

mnn rnlitm.

anb saving unto him, 3f thou

mill

thou ranst

mahr mr

^nd 3 raus mourti

,

rnith

rlfan.

mm

passion, put for th his hauo.ant)

tourhrO htm, 3 aaith unto him,
:i

mill: or

soon as
flialrlu,

thpu Hran. iVno as

In*

thr

Ipprosu,

from iiim.anA
i\nt> attain

hrmas
lif

Appartrfl
rlransrfl.

mimo

iTnpfmaum.aftrr somp
lil itias

hadspflfcrn.immr

noisro that

lir

intfl

flaus

tnasiu

hmtsr. Attfl str aight^ ay

\mnx\
qathrtro tuqrthrr,
insomurh that ihrrr mas ua
room to rrrrior thrm,no,not

mm

9tt much as about thf nmtr:fr

hr prrarhrfl thr tooru unto fhrm.

And

mq

fhrii

rarnr unto

oar sirh of

htm

itabq

iltr

brtnq=
wlttrlt

mas h orar ot fPurBP"R^"ft

warn thru roalrt not rmnr mjfa
unto him for thr arrsg thru
twraarrra thr roof uthnr hr
,

taas? ano.tnltm thru had imt=

hrit

up thrq

it

mhrrriu

^tthm

trt

thr ttirh of

3 ratta

aawtt thr

brfl

thruatsq laq.

0am

thrtr faith.

Itr

sato tmto thr aim of thr ualsq,

on
its

tha sins

at tttrrr

srrtbrs
inn,

in

ttr

forqinrn

tarrr rrrtaia

sitt ing

thrrr,

thrtr hrarts

this ntan thaa

ntirsUujui

rait

ft

thrr.

of thr

rrasoa^

TOriij Ontlt

sprah hiasMhrfarqtur

aitta Hat

Ann

ufl

awn

mhm

3irsms prrrrtttrfl in

spirit thai thr u,

hnmrutairot
his

$a rrasmtrd wi=

Htm tltrmsrlrira.hr satfl uniu thrm

WH\\ rrasan nr

rorsr things

nrartsi WBLhrtittn

ttuur

smj

rastrr tu

pnlsu.

(lint

tit

mr

tuns

lir

ts

in"

tt

strhuftltr

fimimrn

or to 3au,,Arisr,ana taKr
up tUtt UrA ana malhll^MBj
asm that ttr man, Knmtt that thr
%ou nf roan hath pmurronraritt
tltrr;

to fflrqtttr sins", (Itr

strl\ of
tltrr.

Utryats t;,)

Artsr,

uuu

satin tu thr
3: *an uutu

tat\r

uptlm. Urn

an tltn man row thmrhnusr;

;\itu immrutatrln hrarnsrjuuh
tty ihr hrn, anu mrm forth hr*
furr thrm all ; iitsumarlt ttiaT
thru mrrr all atnajrn,<s utartaim'

ftrn

saut

(ftuu,

it

samnn

an

this fashion

ttrnrr

said.illake

inme n

fslor& three mas

the place.

So

the

when

do ton,

men s at domn,

in number about

And Jtesns

sit

much arassin
tW thousand

too k the loaues ;

he bail gineuTlianks

7h

distributed to the disctpTeT~and

the disciples to

them that mere

doum and likewise oi the

tishgg as much as theHUonulT
set

gg^^J^HOlien tbctj were tiUed.be

said unto bis disciples ,fl>atber up the

fragments that remain, tbahi utlnti

rt,

beldst.^Tberefore theu, i\atbered

them together, and

filled tvoetoe

baskets mith the fragments of the

Citte

barley loancs, which re*

and abotie unto

ma.in.cd utter

that b ad oaten.

them

jmSSflB

Hben
had

those men, to hen tbet^

seen the miracle that

,Jiesus d id,
ftlu is of a truth

10

40

tif fnrr

him nmn Utr ormrj

smt \M mulrti
ninpsama^Andmhrnhfltad

stir, mn'tlf

hp

spnrmp nuiUimdrB anian, hr

nwu up lama mortmain apart
Hi

pran.annmlmuhrpppninfl,
rnmp.lirmas
alnnp,

mm

mas

5SS2J'i>ur 'hrship mas nam

inrnrmtdsruf mrspa.tasspd
mint maups forthf mind mas
:

romraru &no in iitf fourm

matrhof mrniqhOfsus nmu
,

nmn Mniuuaihmq nnihpsra.

and whm tlif uisriplpssam
ttim maihiitq

nn mr sra,mru

mm trouuif^sauiniUitsa
spirit;

and thn\

rmo omtor

fraivDw stratqntmHM 3psws

spaKf unwtUtm,sm\itiQfitirt'\
i)DOi) rhff r;

it

is

tirnuta^

fraid.Mtdtf ptfransmwdiiim

bntum,

and

said, furd.ifit

bid

mf fompunmniffotimf

And he said, Tome.

And mben Peter mas

water. -^-r-

come doron out of tf)e $bvp,h*

malked on the tuater to
to
Jesus, lautroben be

tomb

sam

tbe

b o is tetous, be maa afraid,

and beginning

to

dink, be cried,

sailing iovo sctue mc.*<rf<

,

And

immeinately i'esus stretched

ortb bis band, and cauo,btbinv

and said unto bim,

litKe Taitl),

roberefore

tbon doubt? anil

thou of
didst

mben

they

mere come into tbe ship, the

mind ceased -^Ct)ml^ei) tbat
mere in tbe sbiu cameandmorsbinned bim, waning. D a
trntb tbouart tbe S on of fcoo.

to

a Blind 8^ an.

7/
cuntetdjlettchd

ano as be went
ontof D'cvtrho

with his oiscv

ano ajreatnumbetofpeo*
blind iBartiraeus.tbe son

pies,
pie,

o<Iimeus,satbu, the bi^l) tnai^

Anomben be
beaming.
beat*t> that it mas ilesus of

gift?

jRataretb, be bean to cry out,

sat*;, $e$us, tbou son of
iDauio, have mevcij mime. J*c*-

anb

Ano manu, charged bim that be

should" bold bis peace: but

cried the

mote a

be

caveat deal,

Chou Son of 1Tanid,bauemer,

Anii testis stood
cu, onme

#>1 -

i.till,

and rummanflrdhtmhJhr

rail'rts

And

thru railrd thr

mind man sauinu unta him

ttrnf

quiiii

rallrth

romfnrf.arisr; h

thrr

Ano

lir,

rasHnn,

aroan his aarmrm,rn$F,anu

ramrtu3rsus

.sssgaAnd

3rsus ansnuTrd and said un=

tn

mnu that 3
dunma thrr? (Ittr blind

itim, ui hat tailr

stmuld

man said nntn

htm/Xnrd.rhat

minht rrrrinr mn siunt. And

3rsns said untn him. 0>o thn,
raau tin; faith hath madr Hut
mlmlr. And innnrdiatrlu, hr vrrrinrd his sinXandfoUuuird
1

t^:

^3fsus in

tin*

man^

iMkt hit.u

r.

turd.
thrrrniasanio
man rohirn hao
a spirit of in-firmtm ftnhtrrn

u/ars.and

and rould

mas ootnrd roqmtrr,

in

no imsrlift un

srlf.And tntim
hrr,

Itr

lirr

3rsus sain

rallrd hrr iu nim,

and

said unto hrr,ftCtuman, thou

art loosrd from tlunrmfirmtnv

And hr laid his hands on hrr;

and immrotatrlu, stir masmadr

(&0O.BS3
mr sunaqoour
minl ndiqnation,tir:

straight.* glorified

And mr

rulrr of

ansrorrrfl

rausr that 3rsus had

hralrd

on the sabbath

day, and s ui

unto theyeople.TEWe an* six

daijs in

mork;

1PF

mbicb

men ought

to

in them, therefore^-ame!

and nc healed, ana not on

sabbati)d

ayUBJ

the

fcro

then ansmered hi., and said,

{Thou h ypocrite! doth not each

imp of uou on the sabbath loose
bib' ox ov bis ass from the stall,

and lead himaumu tnmaterimy

and ouabt not t his woman
,

bcina,

a daught er of Abraham,

tohom Satan bath bound,

lo,

tbese eighteen uears.be loosed

from

this bond on the sabbath

dan? Xnh when he bad said the
se things, all his adversaries
mere ashamed: ft alTtbe people
re\oieed for all the ojorious
things thattnere done bx\ him.

itiarn and hrrsistrrMartha.

3t

mas mat ~Mm\ mhirlt amrf dni rohh uimmrnt,

nuintpti

anil miprft his frrt raith hrr

Itatr.

mas

rohnsr brmhrr infants

strK.)^i fthrrrfurr hissistrrs

srnt imtahtm,sau,inq,
brhuifl hr

4nra,

tulutm mnn tnurst

is

sirh. fl&ihrn 3r$us hraruthar,

hr sato,<Mtts sirhnrssisnm

unto dram, mtrfnr mpt|iuri| of

(food, that

thrsunaf^ndmm,ht

ur mnrifirflmrrrhitesE^ Janro

3rsns lnord iWartha,anu hrr

sistrr, ami Uavtrua^j CQthrn
hr had hrard, rhrrrfnrr, that
hr

mas strn,hrabudrmm

tiaits

snll in thrsantr niarr. tnhrrr

hr

mas.^hrn

hr

to

attrr that saith

his dtsriplrs.frt

its

o,p

3udra nnatn. iVis fiisnnirs sau. nntn him Jllastrr. thr

3rms of latr snunht ta srmtr
intn

thpp;

ana uorsr than

thithrra=

qainlag^^ 3rsus ansmprroJ

Arr thrrr nut mi Flo r hours in
rnp oau, 1 3f anu,

manmalh in
|

mr

oau,, hp 5tumutPthnot,ttp=

rausphpsppth mriiohrofmis
|

a man mam in
mr night, hp stmnulptlu bp=
rausp thprp is no liuht in him
roopld.iMit

if

Slirsr minus said hp: ana aftrr

mat hpsaith ttutn thpm, ilDur
frirnO

Ua?arus siprapth

hut

man amahphimout
uf gipra^g^H Shrnaaiu his

3 qo that 3

disrioips, faro

if

hpslppp hp

shall oo mrl\. if)amhptt,3psus

spal\r of his urath; hut thPU,

thouuhthPhau suokpu of tal\=

inn of rpstmsippu.Shpn sate
3rsus unto mrm uiaimu,,'lla=
?arus is apao.Ana 3 am qlao
fur qoursahrs that 3 mas not
mrrp. to thp inrr

m up

man

fr"p

/Time; itcitortbeletr*;, let

us

ooj

untti l^im.iEbensaii^boriiAiv

which

is eallec> jP.totjtmts, un^

to his fetloto: oisrtplesjfetus

that too mau^ oietnitl)

htm l^^lThomolion Slouubcame, ho touuo tbat ho bab lam
four dans akvauu,. ggg(^Lra)
also

iBotl^ainjtoasmuh unto

Ifertt*

uatem,aBoulltftpen itt*lona,s
ofitT) Itno tnanxj oT the Jfletnsr

eame

to

Btartl)a and fflatu, to

cotutor t tbem concerning

t\)

civ

JRartba, air
jjoonas she hcaro tbatjJesus
to as comma, ,ru erttaufi met hint;
lirotboi-j^fShon,

ImtlfrWu, sat s till

boil said

m the house,

fHartbaunto

su^llToro.tftbottbadst been,
hcre.rruj

<0ut

ill

broker

bai>

kttoui, that

not

ote?i.

eoeuuow,

tobatsoeuer thou milt a.sk of

(oo\ (>oo mill otoe

it theo.

(Tbu,

us saith tintu her, 1

brother shall t*un\ attain. I

iflartha saib mtto bim,i'

know

that be sball rise aoain in

resutcertion at the last ban,,

if

esus saib unto her,

resurrection Alio the

J am the

life,

be

that belieoetbvnme, thouabbe

mere beab,

yet shall be lino,

anb tnbosocuer hoetb anb belieoetb in me sball netior bie.

iBelienrsttbou this? $besaitb

unto bim,yea,foro, J'i belieoe

that tbou art the Christ, tbe

Son ot^o6,mbicbshouU come

Anb toben she

into tbe toorlb.

bab so saib, she went bertuai^

calleb trlaru her sistpr

anb

secretly, sa^in0,^The Master

romp, anb calletb tor thee J

3ls aant as she bcarb thatsbci
arose quickly, anb came unto |

is

biTruIMI i^om Ilesusumsuotj

fiiml Anfl siunrnf thrm

(uuii)

nut this

sauT

man, which

uprnru rttmirs ufthcminiX

hattf rausr

that

mis man

tiawfrlctfStsw
tltfrrfurr a^ain oruaninn, in
himself rumf t\\w ihr uraur.
snmtlfl nut

1H

urns a

rancamht stum'tan

upuuif^fsussaia.eal;f nr
iHar
amautltrstunr^thajhrsistrrufhim Mat mas
i

Ufatf.satHi uutu him. f ttrD.tm

this time hr
liarh

stiuhrm: fur hr

bmuVau fnuniaMs Jf

sua sail) tmtu lur^aitf 3 nut

imtd

mmhauf Hunt

uimtid=

%mn

2?hrn
uiurn ui
thru toni\ await mcstmtrfnmt
cst-scr thr

the piarr mttrrr thr rtrau

mas

up

his

latfl.iUtfi

jfsus

iifirt

n\t$A saiu, J-amrr, 3.manft

Utrf that thou hast hraru mi\

a&emarfes; of tin

meaning,

<JTJje

are in general so
out of place.

Illuminator

and symbolism of Christian art, properly so called,

understood, that a few explanatory words may not be

spirit,

little

mi

who have received a liberal education, are acquainted, more or less,

with the symbolism of Pagan art, and can at .once point out an Apollo, an
Esculapius, a Venus, or a Mercury, by the costume, the expression, or some
accompanying symbol.
$3ltt, tn fyt atCfjeeOlOgj) of Christian art, comparatively few are
or possess even so limited an acquaintance with the subject, as
would enable them to discover an Apostle by the mode of representation, or
by the symbols that accompany it.

learned,

HBe#tC$nlte(, as

branch of study has often been, by the

perhaps not difficult to account for the indifference or hostility with which, till lately, it has been viewed. Yet it was the
opinion of Dr. Arnold, whose name is a sufficient guarantee for the soundness

name

and

of "

this interesting

Romanism,"

it is

liberality of his views, that pictorial

influence on Christian feeling

art exercised a decidedly favourable

and, in reference to the singular Pictures in the

church of St. Stephano Rotondo, at Rome, he says

" Pictures of this kind I
think very wholesome not to be looked at as mere excitement, but as a
sober reminder to us of what Satan can do to hurt, and what Christ's grace
;

may

enable us to bear," &c.

^Tf)0 iiltt$ of the Middle Ages are founded on the legendary literature of
the period which immediately preceded them. When the traditions of the first
ages of Christianity began to assume a positive form, they supplied those
subjects upon which early Christian art was first exercised, and which afterwards became Types, endowed with an almost sacred character, from which
it appeared heterodox to depart, and ultimately giving birth to an earnest
spirit, which diffused itself through the loveliest forms of Art, in its highest
period of development.

CfjeSe ^TratUttOnS and Symbols, and the beauties of Art founded upon
them, were all emanations, more or less pure, of the great and beautiful truths
for the oral records of the first ages of Christianity
in which they originated
owed their origin to something more substantial than the imaginings of
dreaming Monks and the wildest of them had, doubtless, an original basis
;

of truth.
<Hj3

nO pOtttattS

or pictures, existed of the Apostles, or the great

events in which they were concerned,

want by particular symbols.

it

soon became customary to replace this

ILLUMINATOR

11

were

first

REMARKS.

symbolised by Pour Rivers flowing from

the feet of Christ.

f)e &pOtle were represented by Twelve Sheep, with

Christ raised in
the midst, as the " Lamb of God."
The four symbols, which, in early Art,
accompany, or sometimes represent the Evangelists, are the mysterious creatures of the Vision of Ezekiel.
They were first assigned as symbolic accom-

paniments to the four principal Prophets but afterwards, when a desire of

connecting the Old and New Testaments pervaded the Early Church,
they
were transferred to the Pour Evangelists.
;

is

beginning his Gospel with the

assigned the Cherub, or human semblance as

human generation of Christ.

^TO <St. if$Flatfe> the Lion symbolising the Desert or Wilderness; as

the beginning of his Gospel relates to " The voice of one crying in the wilderness."

Co
Ox

St* Uttfte,

the

Ox as

treating of the Priesthood of Christ, the

being the emblem of Sacrifice.

Co St

fofjit, the Eagle because he soared upwards to the contemplation of the Divine nature of the Saviour.
the interest which has of late years attached to this
important subject, the Illuminator trusts that these few prefatory remarks on
the origin and symbolism of Christian art may not be deemed obtrusive.*
the view to render the Decorations of these pages appropriate,
idle ornaments, the Illuminator was of opinion that a series
of the Apostles, with their accompanying symbols, as treated by the Early

and not merely

Masters of Christian

art,

feature of ornament

and he

would,

with great propriety, form a principal

has, accordingly,

moulded the

conformably to the suitable introduction of such a series of

rest

of his plan

figures.

and not borwhenever opportunity

occurred, appropriate to that portion of the text to which they immediately
form the ornament. It has also been attempted, though with infinite variety
of detail, to preserve throughout, certain general features of decoration, which
should give continuity and completeness of effect to the entire volume.
details

(which are

rowed from illuminated MSS.) have been

all

strictly original,

also rendered,

Cfje figures 1 &c,

taken from the Old Masters, are not critically close

them to the present purpose, with all their
general features of character and symbolism, and without losing any of their
spirit, though frequently altering the detail.
The colouring has, in every
instance, been supplied by the Illuminator.
copies.

The

object has been to adapt

* For copious information on this interesting- subject, see the works of M. Capefigue-M. P. Durand M. Didron Lord Lindsay- the Treatises of the Benedictinesthe " Rationale Divinorum Officiorum," composed by Durandus, in 1286
the Treatise of Miss Lambert; and, above all, the " Letters on Legendary Art,"
of Mrs. Jameson to which I am much indebted in these prefatory remarks.
;

DESCRIPTIVE INDEX.

Bescrtpttbe Untie* of
The

title-page contains a figure of the

Saviour, represented as in the act of

speaking in a niche, ornamented in a
-

style corresponding with the rest of the

volume.
.

Page 1 has an interlaced bordering of

imaginary foliage, forming a niche, to
receive the figure of St. Paul :
form of border more or less closely
adhered to throughout the volume. St.
Paul, after an etching by Martin Shoengauer, is represented bearing the Gospels, and the sword with which he
suffered decapitation. An illuminated
miniature, of original design, represents
the miracle of the Water changed
into Wine: and vine-branches are introduced in the design of the border as
appropriate ornaments.

Page 2. The same subject. With a

similar border, containing the figure of
St. Matthias, holding the Gospels,
and a lance, the instrument of his martyrdom after the fine design of Albert
:

Durer.

Page 3. Conclusion of the Miracle

of the Water changed ntoWine.
With an ornamental border, containing
a female figure, pouring wine, with vessels copied from ancient authorities.
tail-piece, at the end of the miracle, is formed of a vine-branch and
wine-cup and in the lower part of the
border are drinking vessels of various
forms. The whole of original design.

tlje

J^traclcs.

and c the
figure perfectly restored, allowing the useless crutches to fall to the

still

leaning on his crutches

same

ground. In the lpwer part of the bord r,

the bed and crutches form the central
ornament and in the capital letter and
tail-piece, the crutches are strewed with
:

flowers.

Pages8 and9. Containing the Miraculous Draught of Fishes: with

borders formed of imaginary corals of
brilliant colours, and other marine objects. P. 8 forms a niche, containing the
figure of St. Andrew, bearing the cross
on which he suffered crucifixion, from
the fine etching of the artist known as
"the master of 1446:" his principal
works bearing that date. P. 9 contains
the figure of St. John, from the same
master the sacramental cup which he
holds, from which a snake is seen
emerging, embodies the ancient legend,
that, during his stay in Rome, an attempt was made to poison him in the
sacramental wine ; from which, the poison miraculously departed in the form
of a serpent. The illuminated miniature represents one version of the miraculous draught of fishes ; altered, to
suit the situation, from an etching of
the 15th century.
:

The

Page 11. The border, as

ing the

introduced a figure, representing the

widow's son throwing back the shroud
and in the lower part of the border are
the implements of the grave-digger, &c.
:

enclos-

is

and the niche contains a

Page 4. Subject, the Widow's Son
restored to Life. In the border is

still

Miraculous Draught of

entirely composed of marine

objects, such as sea-weeds, shells, &c.

Fishes,

figure, drag-

ging to land an enormous

whole of original design.

fish.

The

Page 12. The border, for the sake of

symmetrical effect, is the same as 11,
but contains a figure of the Leprous
Man and the shells have been omitted.
:

Pages 5 and 6 have borders composed

of merely conventional ornaments; containing a miniature, representing the

Nobleman beseeching Christ to

heal his Son
Pages

and

of original design.

8 are enriched witli bor-

Miracle of the DiseasedCripple Restored. 7, contain-

derings to the

ing a figure of the cripple raised, but

Page 13. Has a border composed expressly for the fine figure of St. Simon,
after Raphael
the saw which he holds
symbolising the martyi dom he suffered,
by being sawn in two. Tie miniature in
:

the lower part of the border represents

the man sick of the palsy, who was let
the roof, described in this
page.

down through

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Page

similar in design to 13.

The miniature represents the act of healing the palsied man the figure in the
niche is one of the Evangelists, after
14 is

Zuccaro,
symbol.

but

Pages 23 and 24 are enclosed in simply

ornamental borders.
The miniature,

worked in gold, represents the Raising

of Lazarus.

unaccompanied by any
Pages 25 and 26 have merely decoraborderings, in which it has been
sought to give variety, without departing from the key on which the rest of
tive

Pages 15 and 16. Subject, the Five

Thousand Fed. In the borders the
"barley loaves" and " small fishes" are
made principal ornaments, with ears of
corn interwoven, and other appropriate
objects.

Page 17. The border contains the

Bartholomew, after Albert Durer. He holds a knife, the instrument of his martyrdom. The illufigure of St.

minated miniature, Christ

walking

on the Sea, and other ornaments, are

original designs.

Page 18. The border contains the figure of St. Philit, after Albert Durer.
He holds a sort of staff, with a cross at
the top, from the tradition that he
stayed the plague at Hieropolis, by
holding up an image of the cross.
Pages 19 and 20 are merely decorative borders, the subject not appearing
to suggest any feature of ornament as
especially appropriate.

Page

21.

The

border contains the

Jude, after the " master of

figure of St.
1446." St.Judeisgenerally distinguished
by a halbert, as in the present instance,
but sometimes by a cross reversed.

the volume

is

composed.

Pages 27 and 28.

The borders enclose

the narrative that precedes the resurrection of Lazarus, and contain figures
of Martha and Mary, from etchings
of the 15th century.

Pages 29 and 30. The border of 29

contains the figure of St. Thomas, after
Lucas Cranach. The saint is represented
as holding a carpenter's rule, or square;
a symbol adopted from the legend, in
which he is made the spiritual architect
of the palace of King Gondoforas. The
border of 30 contains a figure of St.
James, after the " master of 1446." St.
James, who travelled into the most remote lands to teach the truths of the
gospel, is generally distinguished by
the cockle-shell, the badge of the pilgrim, or wayfarer for a sacred object.

Page

31, the last, is

merely enclosed

in a rich border of foliated ornaments

the tail-piece being from a fine etching of
the beginning of the 16th century.
:

The Cover. It has been sought to

render the cover also appropriate, by
enriching it with medallions representing the principal miracles it has been
partly taken from a magnificent cover
in carved ivory, executed in the 12th
century, and enclosing a remarkable
MS. of the Gospels, now in the British
Museum. The designs of the medallions
:

Page 22 has the figure of St. Peter,

" master of 1446." He
holds " the keys," and the Gospels: he
sometimes bears two keys, one of gold
and one of iron that is, the one of
heaven, and the one of hell.
also after the

are original.

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