[Manuscript illumination: coronation scene]
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: [13th century]
Dimensions:
Image: 141 x 157 mm (14.1 x 15.7 cm)
Medium: Ink and paint on parchment
Object number: F.15
DescriptionManuscript fragment, mounted, two columns of handwritten script in black and rubrics (red) in German on verso. Miniature: Coronation scene with figures representing Christ (with stigmatta) and God - German text and rubrics. Scene with God, crowned and seated, placing a crown on the head of a younger kneeling man with stigmata on his hands, and blood on his chest (presumably depicting Christ). Dark blue background.
Probably from a Bible. Probably made by a lay person for personal use (as opposed to being made in a monastery or manuscript workshop).
Probably from a Bible. Probably made by a lay person for personal use (as opposed to being made in a monastery or manuscript workshop).