Historiated- adj.- Adorned with the figures of humans or animals, often with foliage, and often for narrative purposes. Used especially of initial letters in manuscripts and of the capitals of columns.
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Devotional booklet with ivory cover and thin ivory pages, c. 1330-50 from the Lower Rhine area of Germany. Image taken from ARTstor. Description from the Victoria and Albert Museum:
“The covers show the Coronation of the Virgin as Queen of Heaven and two saints, one of them St Lawrence. The small kneeling monk probably represents the booklet’s owner. The images give a full account of Christ’s Passion, as well as the instruments with which he was tortured. They suggest a programme of systematic contemplation and prayer.”
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