Mont-Saint-Michel sacramentary
ca. 1060
Mont-Saint-Michel, France
286 x 215 mm
MS M.641
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943) in 1919
Summary
Zacharias, nimbed, seated on cushioned bench, raises pen in right hand and holds book with pseudo-inscription in left hand (suggesting John Baptist: Naming).
Figure within initial D decorated with interlace and animal heads, at beginning of Collect for Feast of Birth of John Baptist.
Figure within initial D decorated with interlace and animal heads, at beginning of Collect for Feast of Birth of John Baptist.
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