Angels with scrolls, angel with rainbow with St. John

Angels with scrolls, angel with rainbow with St. John

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 rainbow over his head, holding an open book. This image is an example of how quite extensive texts could be incorporated into an image through the use scrolls held by the protagonists. 

" a tall angel stands with one foot in the water and a rainbow over his head, holding an open book": Is this not Christ portrayed as an angel? (cross halo, face surrounded with flame)

short, curly, fair

upright, green

red mantle over golden robe

white line

scroll

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Revelation (the 'Abingdon Apocalypse '), with abridged Berengaudus commentary in French on alternate pages

3rd quarter of the 13th century

f. 27v