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Miniatures of Saints: MS Marlay 8

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Miniatures of Saints

Entities

Categories

Description

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 19 fols. + i paper flyleaf, 130 x 93 (framed miniatures 100 x 73, text 80 x 55) mm, 14 long lines, ruled in brown ink

BINDING: 17th century, gold-tooled limp vellum, traces of fastening at centre of top on both covers.

CONTENTS: fol. 1r Title page; fols. 2r – 19v Miniatures on rectos and Prayers in German on versos, now erased.

DECORATION: Eighteen full-page framed miniatures, those on fols. 9r, 10r and 18r with internal foliate arches simulating wood carving: fol. 2r Priest (dressed as deacon) administering host to kneeling patron, three Angels attending, triptych with St Veronica in central panel and corporal box on altar; fol. 3r Adoration of the Magi; fol. 4r Martyrdom of St Sebastian; fol. 5r St Michael weighing soul; fol. 6r St Elizabeth of Hungary giving alms; fol. 7r St Helena finding the Cross; fol. 8r St John the Baptist pointing at open book, lamb at his feet; fol. 9r probably St Sebald of Nuremberg dressed as pilgrim and holding church whose West end resembles that of St Sebald in Nuremberg (17th century inscription S. Raimondo); fol. 10r St Roch as pilgrim, dog at his feet bringing him bread; fol. 11r St Christopher carrying Christ Child, with hermit holding lantern; fol. 12r St Francis receiving stigmata, brother Leo sleeping; fol. 13r All Saints, including St Nicholas, St George, and St Helena; fol. 14r St Martin dividing cloak with beggar; fol. 15r Martyrdom of St Catherine, miracle of wheel consumed by fire in background; fol. 16r Martyrdom of St Barbara, two angels holding chalice with host above; fol. 17r Martyrdom of St Stephen, vision of Christ above; fol. 18r St John the Evangelist holding cup with serpent; fol. 19r St John, the Virgin and an angel supporting the dead Christ.

ORNAMENTATION: Three foliate border fragments, one including the Virgin and the Unicorn, pasted on paper to form full-border for 17th century title page (fol. 1r.

Notes

History note: Unidentified male patron depicted on fol. 2r; unidentified 17th century Italian owner who cut up original manuscript and created title page (fol. 1r); erased name R[…]on verso of paper flyleaf; label ‘No 361 / X210’ inside upper cover; Charles Brinsley Marlay (1831 – 1912); his bequest, 1912.

Place(s) associated

  • Nuremburg ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century, Early#
Circa 1500 CE - Circa 1520 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Cambridge Illuminated

Materials used in production

Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment
Miniatures Height 100 mm Width 73 mm
Page Height 130 mm Width 93 mm
Text Height 80 mm Width 55 mm

Techniques used in production

Illumination

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Maria geboren
  • Location: Fol. 3v
  • Type: Secundo folio

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MS Marlay 8
Primary reference Number: 170646
Project ID: 121
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 24 August 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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