Angels
Title
Angels
Subject
Angels in BL Add 42555
Description
Items in this collection are descriptions of angels in BL Add 42555 illuminations..
Collection Items
Angel with scroll
British Library Catalogue Description:A framed miniature of John with Christ holding books and an angel holding a scroll containing a letter. Angel Hair: short, curly, fairAngel Wings: upright, goldenAngel Clothes: red mantle over blue robeAngel…
Angel with first seal
British Library Catalogue Description:A framed miniature from the Commentary on Revelations 6:1-2: the opening of the first seal, with John on the left and an angel with the seal, pointing to the rider on a white horse, who is holding a bow and…
Angel or Christ?
British Library Catalogue Description:A framed miniature from the Commentary on Revelations 6:5-6: men committing violent crimes, while a king and counsellor sit in judgement (right). Christ in a mandorla with a balance (above), surrounded by the…
Group of angels with trumpet and thurible
British Library Catalogue Description:A framed miniature with John outside the frame and a group of angels receiving a trumpet from another angel on the left and an angel holding a gold incense bearer on the right. In the middle is Christ enthroned…
Angels pouring fire, blowing trumpet
British Library Catalogue Description:A framed miniature of two angels, one emptying fire from a censer on an altar with the thunders above and the other angel blowing a trumpet, with fire falling to earth from above. Angel Hair: short, curly,…
Angels blowing trumpet, standing in water, holding scroll
British Library Catalogue Description:A framed miniature of an angel with a trumpet and four smaller angels standing in water (the Euphrates); an angel above emerges from a cloud, holding a scroll and Christ is in a mandorla blessing a chalice. Angel…
Angel watching the slaying of clerics
British Library Catalogue Description:A framed miniature from the Commentary: three men with swords kill three clerics and their souls rise up as birds; on the right a king watches, smiling and holding a sword. On the left in a spired building Christ…
Angels with scrolls, angel with rainbow with St. John
British Library Catalogue Description:A framed miniature of John, seated with an open book and the thunders above him; angels with scrolls to his right and left speak to him and in the centre, a tall angel stands with one foot in the water and a…
Angel with scroll
A framed miniature of John with Christ holding books and an angel holding a scroll containing a letter.
Angel with first seal
A framed miniature from the Commentary on Revelations 6:1-2: the opening of the first seal, with John on the left and an angel with the seal, pointing to the rider on a white horse, who is holding a bow and arrow.
Angel or Christ?
A framed miniature from the Commentary on Revelations 6:5-6: men committing violent crimes, while a king and counsellor sit in judgement (right). Christ in a mandorla with a balance (above), surrounded by the four beasts and Peter, Paul and John on…
Group of angels with trumpet and thurible
A framed miniature with John outside the frame and a group of angels receiving a trumpet from another angel on the left and an angel holding a gold incense bearer on the right. In the middle is Christ enthroned in a mandorla.
Angels pouring fire, blowing trumpet
A framed miniature of two angels, one emptying fire from a censer on an altar with the thunders above and the other angel blowing a trumpet, with fire falling to earth from above.
Angel blowing trumpet
A framed miniature of an angel blowing a trumpet and three winged horses with kings' heads and insects beneath.
Angel watching the slaying of clerics
A framed miniature from the Commentary: three men with swords kill three clerics and their souls rise up as birds; on the right a king watches, smiling and holding a sword. On the left in a spired building Christ is a quatrefoil looks down on an…
