Walters Ms. W.148, Homilary Sermon of St. Augustine Gospel of Matthew, ch. 28, verse 1 and forward <note type="title" xml:id="n350.002909">The Gospel Lesson for the vigil of Easter, at Mass</note> Homily on the Vigil of Easter Homily Homily Homily Homily Gospel of Mark, chap. 16, verse 1 and forward <note type="title" xml:id="n350.002917">Gospel reading for Easter Sunday, at Mass</note> Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Sermon of St. Augustine Sermon of St. Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ according to the Gospel of Luke Sermon of St. Augustine. Feria Tertia Sermon of St. Augustine Feria Quarta Sermon of St. Augustine Feria Quinta Sermon of St. Augustine Feria sexta. Sermon of Peter Lombard Sermon of St. Augustine Sermon of St. Augustine Sermon of St. Augustine Sermon of St. Augustine On the Celebration of Easter before the Equinox On the Station of Easter Day after the Procession On the Office of Easter Day On the Holy Mary Prayer of Saturday On the Octave of Easter Sermon of St. Augustine Prayer of the Saturday On the Second Sunday after Easter Sermon of St. Augustine On the Third Saturday after Easter Sermon of St. Augustine Song on the Prayer of Saturday? Sermon of St. Augustine On the Fourth Sunday after Easter Song on the Prayer of Saturday Sermon of St. Augustine Sermon of St. Augustine Bishop Maximus Sermon of Pope Leo on the Ascension Sermon of Pope Leo on the Ascension Prayer on the Ascension On the Ascension Sermon of St. Augustine Sermon of St. Augustine Abbot Bernhard Prayer for the Ascension Prayer on the Vigil of Pentecost On the Day of Pentecost Sermon of Abbot Bernhard on the Pentecost Sermon of Abbot Bernhard on the Pentecost Prayer on the Day of Pentecost Homily Homily Homily Homily Homily Homilary Principal cataloger Noel, William Cataloger Dutschke, Consuelo Cataloger Herbert, Lynley Cataloger Sciacca, Christine Cataloger Valle, Chiara Cataloger Walters Art Museum curatorial staff and researchers since 1934 Editor Herbert, Lynley Editor Noel, William Copy editor Dibble, Charles Contributor Bockrath, Diane Contributor Davis, Lisa Fagin Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Klemm, Elizabeth Contributor Noel, William Contributor Pizzinato, Riccardo Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Toth, Michael B. Conservator Owen, Linda Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 This richly illuminated fourteenth-century German homilary is particularly interesting for its rare bifolium of drawings bound in at the front of the book. The headgear worn by the nuns in the drawings is characteristic of Cistercensian and Premostratensian nuns in northern Germany as early as circa 1320. Evidence for dating and localization is also found in the manuscript's relationship with a second homilary in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Douce 185). Despite minor codicological differences--page layout, textblock dimensions, and ruling--it seems likely that the two homilaries were composed as a set in one scriptorium. The drawings at the beginning of the Walters manuscript were inspired by miniatures within the book and are very similar to the style of Master of Douce 185, recently identified as a collaborator of the Willehalm Master. Although the Walters homilary lacks internal evidence for localization, it can be attributed to the lower Rhine on the basis of general affinities between work of this region and English art. The Walters homilary is stylistically close to the small ivory book illustrated with fourteen paintings of the Passion in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, Victoria and Albert Museum, inv. no.11-1872), which has Westphalian and north German characteristics. Palette, figural drawings, the use of checkered spandrels, large ivy-leaf terminals, and ape marginalia in the Walters homilary are also close to fragments of an antiphonary from Westphalia scattered in German collections (Düsseldorf, Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. D. 37a, b, c and Hamm, Städtisches Gustav-Lübcke-Museum, Mss 5474-5476). A second group of stylistically related manuscripts can be found in a two-volume antiphonary from the Dominican nunnery of Paradise near Soest (Düsseldorf, Universitätsbibliothek, Mss. D.7 and D.9). Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.148 The primary language in this manuscript is Latin. 1r - 283v Homilary The homilary covers the period from the vigil of Easter through Pentecost. 1r - 2v Sermon of St. Augustine (Fol. 1v) Tam jocundam solemnitatem tam miram veri luminis claritatem tam splendidam gratiae celsitudinem omnis lexus agnoscere omnis aetas in mente habere omnis debet conditio suscipere. Nescire enim The rubric repeats the lines that terminate the Sermon of St. Augustine on fol. 23r. The verses are also found in chapter 27 of Rupert of Deutz's De Divinis Officiis. 3r - 3v Gospel of Matthew, ch. 28, verse 1 and forward <note type="title" xml:id="n350.003067">The Gospel Lesson for the vigil of Easter, at Mass</note> In sacratissima vigilia pasche ad mensam. Lectio sancti evangellii secundum Mattheum In illo tempore vespere autem sabbati quae Lucescit Only chap. 28, verse 1 is given, ending "sepulchrum et reliqua" on fol. 3v 3v - 16r Homily on the Vigil of Easter Omelia venerabilis Bede presbiteri de eadem lectione Vigilias nobis huius sacratissime noctis sicut ex lectione 16r - 19r Homily Sermo beati Augustini episcopi Domini nostri ihesu christi honorabilem solempnitatem sua favente 19r - 19v Homily Dominus noster immolatus, sabbato quievit in sepulchro 19v - 20v Homily Sabbatum sanctum post profundam tristiciae noctem, diescit nobis 20v - 23r Homily Sermo beati Augustini episcopi Dicendum nobis est quod vel quibus Rubric appears to be added later 23v - 24r Gospel of Mark, chap. 16, verse 1 and forward <note type="title" xml:id="n350.003099">Gospel reading for Easter Sunday, at Mass</note> Lectio sancti evangelii secundum Marcum In illo tempore Maria Magdalene et Maria Iacobi et Salome Text ends verse 2 "iam sole et reliqua" 32v - 38r Homily Sermo beati Augustini in sancto die post homeliam ad messam Passionem vel resurrectionem domini 38r - 42r Homily Sermo beati Maximi episcopi. In sancto die ad mensam Non in merito fratres 42r - 45r Homily Item in sancto die paschae ad mensam. Sermo beati Augustini epischopi Non queo fratres karissimi, quod mente 45r - 48v Homily Sermo beati Augustini episcopi. In sancto die ad collacionem Hec est dies quam fecit dominus 48v - 52r Homily Feria secunda Deus per quem omnis creatura fit ex nichilo 52r - 53r Homily Feria quarta Christus paganis torquendus 53r - 54r Homily Feria quinta Interea rex gloriae cum exercitu angelorum 54r - 55v Homily Feria sexta Ut ortus est sol, qui cognovit occasum 55v - 57r Homily Dominica quasimodo ad collationem Populus dei ab hostibus olim 57r - 57v Homily Feria secunda quasimodo Iudaicus quippe populus 57v - 58v Homily Feria sexta ad collationem Samson media nocte claustra 58v - 59v Homily Ad collationem feria tercia quasimodo Fertur quod leo 59v - 60v Homily Feria quarta Fenix serat ulta quingentos annot 60v - 62v Homily Feria secunda introduxit Ponunt mensam discipuli, panes cibos 62v - 68v Homily Fol. 62v: Sermo beati Maximi episcopi. Fol. 63r: Introduxit ad messam legatam post omeliam Fol. 63r: Exultandum nobis est fratres in hac die quam fecit dominus 68v - 71r Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati Augustini episcopi Pascha nostrum dilectissimi 71r - 80r Sermon of St. Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ according to the Gospel of Luke Fol. 71r: Vesper legatur. Sermo beati Augustini epischopi Fol. 71v: Resurrectio domini nostri ihesu cristi 80r - 87r Sermon of St. Augustine. Feria Tertia Fol. 80r: Sermo beati Augustini epischopi. Feria tertia; fol. 81r: Sermo beati Augustini epischopi. Feria tertia Fol. 80r: Hec est dies quam fecit dominus; fol. 81r: Hodie possumus dicere 87r - 92r Sermon of St. Augustine Fol. 87r: De vespe legatur. Sermo beati Augustini epischopi Fol. 87v: Resurrectio domini nostri 92r - 98r Feria Quarta Feria quarta Bis in sancto evangelio legitur 98r - 104r Sermon of St. Augustine Fol. 98r: Feria quarta. Sermo beati Augustini epischopi Fol. 98v: Hec est dies quam fecit 104r - 117r Feria Quinta Feria quinta Dilectum in lectulo querim 117r - 119v Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati Augustini epischopi. Feria quinta Cantate domino canticum 119v - 126v Feria sexta. Sermon of Peter Lombard Feria sexta. Eduxit sermo beati Petri longobardi Filius accrescens ioseph 126v - 129v Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati Augustini epischopi Pascha christi dilectissimi 129v - 135r Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati augustini epischopi Fol. 130r: Cristus resurgens 135r - 141r Sermon of St. Augustine Sabbato eduxit legatur mane. Sermo beati Augustini epischopi Una sabbati ait ewangelista 141v - 144r Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati Augustini epischopi Domini nostri ihesu christi 144r - 148v On the Celebration of Easter before the Equinox Vesper legatum. Cur pascha non celebretur ante equinoctium Divine auctoritatis est 148v - 149v On the Station of Easter Day after the Procession De statione paschalis diei post processionem Sacer ecclesie chorus 149v - 151v On the Office of Easter Day De officio paschalis diei Totum diei presentis 151v - 152r On the Holy Mary De sancta maria Recte ac laudabiliter 152r - 154r Prayer of Saturday Fol. 152r: Sabbato eduxit ad collationem Fol. 152v: Comedi favum cum melle 154r - 167r On the Octave of Easter Dominica quasimodo geniti Querendum nobis est 167r - 171r Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati Augustini epischopi. Dominica quasimodo Hec est dies quam fecit 171r - 172v Prayer of the Saturday Sabbato misericordia ad collationem Dominus noster immolatus 172v - 177v On the Second Sunday after Easter Dominica misericordia ad mensam legatur Fol. 173r: Lupus venit The text refers in part to the homily of Gregory the Great on the second Sunday after Easter 177v - 180r Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati Augustini epischopi dominica misericordia Hec est dies quam 180r - 181v On the Third Saturday after Easter Sabbato jubilate ad collationem Revertere similis esto 181v - 188r Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati augustini episcopi. Dominica jubilate ad messam Hec est dies quam fecit 188r - 189v Song on the Prayer of Saturday? Sabbato cantate ad collationem Ante sex dies pasche 190r - 194v Sermon of St. Augustine Fol. 189v: Dominica cantate ad messam; fol. 190r: Sermo beati augustini episcopi (Fol. 190r) Hec est dies quam fecit 194v - 195v On the Fourth Sunday after Easter Dominica cantate ad collaciones legat Hec est magna et illa 196r - 197v Song on the Prayer of Saturday Fol. 195v: Sabbato vocem locunditatis ad collacionem; fol. 196r: Sermo beati augustini episcopi Fol. 196r: Magnum et mirabile donum 197v - 204v Sermon of St. Augustine Dominica vocem locunditatis ad messam. Sermo beati Augustini episcopi Hec est dies quam fecit 204v - 212v Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo beati Augustini episcopi Hec est dies quam fecit dominus 212v - 222r Bishop Maximus Maximi episcopi. Hec est dies Quam fecit dominus 222r - 225v Sermon of Pope Leo on the Ascension Sermo beati Leonis papa. In vigiliam ascensionis domini Post beatam et glosiosam resurrectionem 225v - 231v Sermon of Pope Leo on the Ascension Fol. 225v: Sermo Leonis pape. In vigilia ascensionis ad mensa Fol. 226r: Sacramentum dilectissimi salutis 231v - 232v Prayer on the Ascension Collatio in ascensione domini Omnes gentes plaudite 232v - 239v On the Ascension In die ascensionis domini ad mensam. Dominus quidem Ihesus Postquam locutus est 239v - 242r Sermon of St. Augustine Augustini episcopi Fratres carissimi ascensionis 242v - 248v Sermon of St. Augustine Sermo augustini episcopi Fratres karissimi ascensionis 248v - 255r Abbot Bernhard Bernhardus abbatis Hodie sedenti in throno 255r - 256v Prayer for the Ascension Collatio in die ascensionis domini Post illum resurrectionis 256v - 258v Prayer on the Vigil of Pentecost Fol. 256v: Collatio in vigilia penthecostes Fol. 257r: Comedite amici mei et bibite 258v - 269v On the Day of Pentecost In die pentecostes ad mensam Audistis fratres karissimi 269v - 276r Sermon of Abbot Bernhard on the Pentecost Fol. 269v: In pentecoste. Sermo Bernhardi abbatis ad mensam; fol. 270r: In sancto die pentecoste Fol. 270r: Hodie dilectissimi celi 276r - 281v Sermon of Abbot Bernhard on the Pentecost Fol. 276r: Sermo beati Bernhardi abbatis in penthecoste. In sancto die legatur ad mensam Fol. 276v: Hodie sollempnitatem 281v - 283r Prayer on the Day of Pentecost In die penthecosten ad collationem Inebriamini igitur domini 24r - 26r Homily Omelia beati Gregorii pape de eadem lectione. Gregorius Multis vobis lectionibus fratres karissimi 26r - 28r Homily Quia igitur redemptor noster, iam presentis vitae corruptionem transierat 28r - 30v Homily Quaerendum nobis est, cur nominatis discipulis 31r - 32v Homily Sed cum Judei hunc ad insultationes suas 50r - 52r Homily Feria tercia Nascente ideo omnes filii dei

Finely prepared parchment ranges from thin to thick; cropped on all three outer edges; sometimes lower margin cut off; several holes and stitches visible

 Foliation: i+283+i30.5 21.2 20.3 15.0 Flyleaves not original; probably made of sixteenth-century paper, as is pastedown on each end; modern pencil foliation upper right corners, rectos

1(3,-1), 2-36(8) Modern pencil collation written in lower left margins, versos Quires begin on fols. 1(1), 4(2), 3(12), 4(20), 5(28), 6(36), 7(44), 8(52), 9(60), 10(68), 11(76), 12(84), 13(92), 14(100), 15(108), 16(116), 17(124), 18(132), 19(140), 20(148), 21(156), 22(164), 23(172), 24(180), 25(188), 26(196), 27(204), 28(212), 29(220), 30(228), 31(236), 32(244), 33(252), 34(260), 35(268), 36(276)

 Ruled in brown ink (sepia) Large and well-separated Gothic textualis of a style fashionable in the late thirteenth century This bifolium with drawings is a later addition to the manuscript. Fol. 1r, historiated initial "D," 9 lines. The initial ends with a dragon tail; St. Mark holds a book standing on a lion; it is based on the initial at fol. 24r. Fol. 1v, historiated initial "D," 8 lines. The initial has a dragon tail and leaves. St. Gregory seated holds a book on his lap and bestows a blessing with his right hand; the figure of the saint is adapted form the illumination at fol. 24v. Fol. 2r, Virgin holding the Child on her left arm and a globe in her right hand under a baldachin; the illumination is based on fol. 23r. Fol. 2v represents the Resurrection. Christ steps out of the sepulcher holding the banner on his left hand while blessing with his right. Two angels remove the lid of the grave while a third angel holding a censer flies on Christ's right. In front of the grave, four soldiers are sleeping. On the left margin of the page, nuns pray under an architecture while looking at the scene. The illumination is based on those at fols. 23v and 46r. Full-page illuminated initial "I," fol. 3r Full-page historiated initial "V," fol. 3v Historiated initial "D," fol. 16r Historiated initial "D," fol. 19r Historiated initial "S," fol. 19v Full-page illumination, fol. 21r; historiated initial "D," fol. 21v; column miniature, fol. 23r Full-page miniature, fol. 23v; historiated initial "I," fol. 24r Prefatory miniatures, 32v-33r, historiated initial "P," fol. 33v Historiated initial "N," fol. 38r Historiated initial "N," fol. 42r Prefatory miniatures, fol 45r-45v; historiated initial "H," fol. 46r Decorated initial "D," fol. 49r Decorated initial "C," fol. 52r Decorated initial "U," fol. 54v Decorated initial "P," fol. 55v Decorated initial "S," fol. 57v Decorated initial "F," fol. 59r Historiated initial "P," fol. 61r Historiated initial "E," fol. 63r Decorated initial "P," fol. 68v Decorated initial "R," fol. 71v Two decorated initials "H," fols. 80r, 81r Decorated initial "R," fol. 87v Decorated initial "B," fol. 92r Historiated initial with Christ in Majesty, fol. 97v Decorated initial "D," fol. 104r Decorated initial "C," fol. 117r Decorated initial "F," fol. 119v Decorated initial "P," fol. 126v Decorated initial "C," fol. 129v Decorated initial "U," fol. 135r Decorated initial"D," fol. 141v Decorated initial "D," fol. 144r Decorated initial "S," fol. 148v Decorated initial "T," fol. 149v Decorated initial "R," fol. 151v Decorated initial "C," fol. 152v Fol. 154r: One one-column illumination; one historiated initial Q Decorated initial "H," fol. 167r Decorated initial "D," fol. 171r Decorated initial "L," fol. 173r Ornamented initial "H" Decorated initial "R," fol. 180r Decorated initial "H," fol. 181v Decorated initial "A," fol. 188r Decorated initial "H," fol. 190r Decorated initial "H," fol. 194v Decorated initial "M," fol. 196r Decorated initial "H," fol. 197v Decorated initial "H," fol. 204v Two decorated initials: "H," fol. 212v; "C," fol. 219v Decorated initial "P," fol. 222r Decorated initial "S," fol. 226r Decorated initial "O," fol. 231v Decorated initial "D," fol. 232v Decorated initial "F," fol. 239v Historiated initial "F," fol. 242v Decorated initial "H," fol. 248v Decorated initial "P," fol. 255r Decorated initial "C," fol. 257r One illumination and one decorated initial "A," fol. 258v Decorated initial "H," fol. 270r Decorated initial "H," fol. 276v Decorated initial "I," fol. 281v Historiated initial "M," fol. 24v Historiated initial "Q," fol. 26r Historiated initial "Q," fol. 28r Decorated initial "S," fol. 31r Decorated initial "N," fol. 50r In addition to four drawings now bound in at the front of the book, the manuscript contains four full-page miniatures, one of one-column width, six smaller miniatures set into the text, and twenty-four historiated initials of varying size, some of them filling most of a page. The manuscript also contains fifty decorated initials and versals in red and blue with filigree penwork, as well as red rubrics. Fols. 4r-99v contain band borders around three or four sides of each page and in the intercolumniation. The grounds are decorated in gold or blue with delicate foliate patterns: palmette, vines with profile leaves or ivy, dragons with vine tails, rosettes and other patterns. Fols. 20r and 51r are decorated with hart hunts, fol. 22 v with oak leaves, and fol. 62v with battling apes. Fols. 4r-11r are decorated with trilobed arches with turrets; fols. 11v, 52r-59v are decorated with round gold arches with turrets; fols. 68r-83v and fols. 92r-99v are decorated with round red and olive arches with turrets. Part of an illuminated leaf has been cut into strips and used to reinforce the joint of the binding. The strip has been removed from the binding and now is housed in the manuscript's box. Portrait of the Evangelist Matthew Homily of the Venerable Bede on the Vigil of Easter Historiated initial "V," 12 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with the Evangelist Matthew. Matthew is depicted seated while he is writing his gospel, which is open on a lectern. At the bottom of the page, long slender tendrils extensions in the margins, populated by a dog chasing a rabbit, end in windmill patterns and gold diamond shapes. Portrait of the Venerable Bede Homely of the Venerable Bede on the Vigil of Easter Historiated initial "V," 14 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with the Venerable Bede. Bede is portrayed seated while reading an open book on a lectern in front of him. Long slender tendril extensions in the margins end in ivy leaves. Saint Carrying the Palm of Martyrdom Sermon of St. Augustine on the Resurrection Historiated initial "D," 8 lines A saint holds the palm of martyrdom in his left hand while gesturing with his right. The Entombment of Christ Sermon of St. Augustine on the Resurrection Historiated initial "D," 8 lines Blue initial on cross-hatched ground with the entombment of Christ. Joseph of Arimathea and Mary Magdalene lower Christ's body on the sepulcher. Nicodemus rubs the body of Christ with spices, while Mary and St. John mourn. An Apostle with Cross Sermon of St. Augustine on the Resurrection Historiated initial "S," 9 lines Blue initial in the shape of a dragon with a human head on cross-hatched ground. An apostle stands holding a cross with the left hand and bestowing a blessing with his right Harrowing of Hell Sermon of St. Augustine on the Resurrection Full-page illumination Christ rescues a crowd of souls from a large toothed hell mouth Bishop Blessing Sermon of St. Augustine on Easter Historiated intial "D," 10 lines Bishop wearing a tiara and standing while holding a pastoral staff in his left hand Virgin and Child Sermon of St. Augustine on Easter Single column full-page miniature Virgin standing under a baldachin and holding the Child on her left arm and a globe in her right hand The Resurrection Sermon of St. Augustine on Easter Full-page illumination Christ steps out of the grave, around which two guards seated on the ground sleep; Christ holds the banner of the Resurrection in his left hand and bestows a blessing with his right Evangelist Mark Reading on the Gospel of Mark Historiated initial "M," 9 lines Blue initial on cross-hatched ground. Saint Mark, lion-headed, stands and points to an open book. The initial "M" has the shape of a dragon with long tail. Bishop with an Open Book Homely of St. Gregory on the Gospel of Mark Historiated intial "M," 8 lines Blue initial on cross-hatched ground. A bishop wearing a tiara stands while blessing with his right hand and holding an open book with his left. The initial "M" is formed by a dragon with long tail. St. John the Evangelist Homely of St. Gregory on the Gospel of Mark Historiated initial "Q," 7 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground. St. John the Evangelist holds a goblet in his draped left hand while pointing with his right. The letter "Q" has a dragon-shaped tail St. Peter Homely of St. Gregory on the Gospel of Mark Historiated initial "Q," 7 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground. St. Peter stands holding the keys in his right hand. The letter "Q" ends in a dragon-shaped tail Initial "S" (Sed cum iudei) Homely of Saint Gregory on the Gospel of Mark Decorated initial "S," 5 lines Tendrils, clover, and ivy leaves adorn the curve of the letter "S." Two Apostles Homily of St. Gregory on the Gospel of Mark Two square miniatures, 1 column wide and 15 lines high Two apostles standing; one (probably to be identified with John) holds a book in his left hand and gestures with his right; the other (probably James) wears a scallop-shell clasp at the neck, holds a book in his right hand, and grasps a staff in his left. Three Marys at the Tomb, Noli me Tangere, and St. John the Baptist Homely of St. Gregory on the Gospel of Mark Full-page miniature in two registers On the upper register of the miniature, the Three Marys approach and gesture toward an angel seated on the rim of the sepulcher. The angel holds a staff in his left hand and gestures toward the Three Marys with his right. On the lower register, Mary Magdalene kneels in front of the Resurrected Jesus, who stands in a landscape gesturing with his right hand toward Mary and holding the end of a shovel in his left. In the right compartment, John the Baptist stands and holds a cross-globe with a representation of the lamb of Revelation in his draped left hand, while pointing to it with his right hand. The Crucifixion Sermon of St. Augustine on Easter Historiated single-column initial "P" Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground. The bowl of the "P" contains the figure of Christ crucified on the cross. The letter continues in long tendrils in the left and bottom margins of the page. The left margin of the page, near the stem of the "P," contains marginalia with an ape shooting an arrow at an owl; on the tendril at the bottom of the page, two apes are battling; one is holding a shield and a club; the other is holding a spear and a shield while riding a creature. Bishop Blessing Sermon of St. Maximus of Turin on Easter Historiated initial "N," 11 lines Blue initial on cross-hatched ground. A bishop standing and wearing a tiara, holds a staff in his left hand and blesses with his right. The letter ends in tendril tails decorated with oak leaves and acorns. St. Paul with Sword and Book Sermon of St. Augustine on Easter Historiated initial "N," 9 lines Blue and red initial on a pink ground. St. Paul standing holds a book in his left hand and a sword in his right. The arch of the initial has a dragon head, and it continues in long tendrils ending in ivy leaves and gold diamonds at the corners and the center bottom margin. On the right margin of the page, an archer takes aim at a creature (probably a bird) that has been cropped out. Saint or Apostle Sermon of St. Augustine on Easter Sunday Illumination, 7 lines Saint or apostle stands and holds a book in his left hand while pointing at it with his right Christ Meeting Two Disciples before the Gate of Emmaus; The Doubting of Thomas Sermon of St. Augustine on Easter Sunday Full-page miniature on two registers On the upper register, Christ stands among two disciples and gestures in an act of speech; the disciple at Christ's right is holding a book. On the right of the composition, the door of the city of Emmaus opens. On the lower register, Christ stands at the center of the scene, raising his right arm. On Christ's right, Thomas extends his right hand and probes Christ's wound. The apostles, divided into two groups of five, surround Christ. The Resurrection Sermon of Saint Augustine on Easter Full-page initial "N" Blue and red initial on pink cross-hatched ground. Christ steps out the grave holding the banner of the resurrection in his left hand. Two sleeping soldiers sit at the right and left of the grave. The bow of the "N" has the shape of a winged dragon. In the margins of the page, tendrils end in ivy leaves Initial "D" (Deus propter) Feria Tertia Decorated initial "D," 4 lines Golden initial on blue ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "C" (Cristus paganis) Feria Quarta Decorated initial "C," 5 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils, ivy leaves, and lilies Initial "U" (Ut ortus) Feria Sexta Decorated initial "U," 6 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "P" (Populus dei) On the Octave of Easter Decorated initial "P," 12 lines Golden initial on pink and blue checkered ground ornamented with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "S" (Samson media) Feria Sexta Decorated initial "S," 5 lines Golden initial on blue and pink ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "F" (Fertur quod) Feria Tertia Decorated initial "F," 12 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and clover leaves The Supper at Emmaus Full-page historiated initial "P" Blue and red initial on pink cross-hatched ground with the Supper at Emmaus. Christ sits at the center of the table flanked by two disciples. The table is pictured in an architectural structure and has a white tablecloth. In the margins of the initial, tendrils end in ivy leaves. On the initial's stem, an ape aims at an owl with bow and arrow. An Abbot Illumination, 11 lines Tonsured abbot standing and holding a staff in his left hand while blessing with his right The Nativity Sermon of St. Maximus of Turin on Easter Large historiated initial "E" Large blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with the Nativity. The Virgin lying in bed holds the Child, while Joseph sits at her left on a rock and sleeps. At the left of the Virgin, the ox and the ass stand in a cave behind the manger. Below the Virgin's bed, a shepherd plays a bagpipe while watching his sheep. Tendrils extend from the letter and decorate the right margin of the page. Initial "P" (Pascha nostrum) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "P," 12 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "R" (Resurrectio domini) Sermon of St. Augustine on the Resurrection of Christ according to the Gospel of Luke Decorated initial "R," 10 lines Golden initial on pink and blue ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "H" (Hec est) Decorated initial "H," 9 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and lilies Initial "H" (Hodie possumus) Sermon of St. Augustine. Feria tertia Decorated initial "H," 11 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils, oak leaves, acorns, and clover leaves Initial "R" (Resurrectio) Decorated initial "R," 10 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils, oak and ivy leaves, and acorns Initial "B" (Bis in sancto) Feria Quarta Decorated initial "B," 7 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Christ in Majesty Historiated initial "H" framing the whole page with Christ in Majesty Blue and red initial on pink cross-hatched ground. Christ in Majesty sits on a rainbow in a mandorla blessing. He holds an open book in his right hand and bestows a blessing with his left. The Virgin and John the Baptist kneel respectively on the right and left side. A tendril with a pinwheel and an owl decorate the bottom margin of the page. Initial "D" (Dilectum in lectulo) Feria Quinta Decorated initial "D," 11 lines Golden initial on pink and blue ground decorated with tendrils, ivy and clove leaves Initial "C" (Cantate domino) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "C," 8 lines Golden initial on blue and pink ground with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "F" (Filius accrescens) Feria Sexta. Sermon of Peter Lombard Decorated initial "F," 15 lines Golden initial on pink and blue ground with tendrils, ivy, and clover leaves Initial "P" (Pascha Christi) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "P," 11 lines Golden initial on blue and pink ground with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "C" (Cristus resurgens) Sermon of St. Augustine Ornamented initial "C," 8 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils, ivy leaves, and lilies Ornamented initial "U" (Una sabbati) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "U," 10 lines Golden ornamented initial on blue and pink ground with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "D" (Domini nostri) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "D," 8 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils, ivy leaves, and clovers Initial "D" (Divine auctoritatis) On the Celebration of Easter before the Equinox Decorated initial "D," 6 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and clover leaves Initial "S" (Sacer ecclesie) On the Station of Easter Day after the Procession Decorated initial "S," 5 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and clover leaves Initial "T" (Totum diei) On the Office of Easter Day Decorated initial "T," 5 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground with tendrils and clover leaves Initial "R" (Recte ac laudabiliter) On the Holy Mary Decorated initial "R," 5 lines Golden initial on pink and blue checkered ground decorated with tendrils ad ivy leaves Initial "C" (Comedi favum) Prayer of Saturday Decorated initial "C," 8 lines Golden initial on blue an pink ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves King David Enthroned; The Doubting of Thomas On the Octave of Easter Illumination, 6 lines; historiated initial "Q," 10 lines King David enthroned holds a beast-headed psaltery in his left hand and a long blank scroll curling into the margin in his right hand. A blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground contains the doubting of Thomas. Two apostles stand behind Thomas, while he puts his right finger in Christ's wound. In the right margin, the initial continues in a large dragon tail with wings that ends in a windmill shape. Initial "H" (Hec est) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "H," 10 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "D" (Domine noster) Prayer of the Saturday Decorated initial "D," 8 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "L" (Lupus venit) On the second Sunday after Easter Decorated initial "L," 7 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with a tetragonal geometric shape, tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "H" (Hec est) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "H," 9 lines Golden initial on blue and pink ground decorated with tendrils and oak and ivy leaves Initial "R" (Revertere similis) On the Third Saturday after Easter Decorated initial "R," 7 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils, ivy and clove leaves Initial "H" (Hec est) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "H," 8 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with a tetragonal motif, tendrils, lilies, and ivy leaves Initial "A" (Ante sex) Song on the prayer of Saturday? Decorated initial "A," 9 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils, ivy, and clover leaves Initial "H" (Hec est) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "H," 10 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground ornamented with tendrils and lilies Initial "H" (Hec est) On the Fourth Sunday after Easter Decorated initial "H," 9 lines Golden initial on blue and pink checkered ground decorated with tendrils, clover, and ivy leaves Initial "M" (Magnum et) Song on the Prayer of Saturday Decorated initial "M," 7 lines Golden initial on blue and pink ground decorated with tendrils and clover and ivy leaves Initial "H" (Hec est) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "H," 11 lines Golden initial on blue and pink ground decorated with tendrils and lilies Initial "H" (Hec est) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "H," 9 lines Blue initial on pink ground decorated with gray and red interlaces forming two tetragonal shapes Initial "H" (Hec est) Bishop Maximus Decorated initial "H," 10 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground. The arch of the letter "H" has a dragon shape and ends in a pinwheel Initial "C" (Certum est) Bishop Maximus Decorated initial "C," 10 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "P" (Post beatam) Sermon of Pope Leo on the Ascension Decorated initial "P," 11 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with tendrils and ivy leaves. Two female figures occupy the top and bottom of the bar forming the letter "P"; the one at the top wears a crown. Initial "S" (Sacramentum dilectissimi) Sermon of Pope Leo on the Ascension Decorated initial "S," 10 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "O" (Omnes gentes) Prayer on the Ascension Decorated initial "O," 5 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "D" (Postquam locutus) On the Ascension Decorated initial "D," 7 lines Blue initial on pink ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves. On the upper margin of the page, the tendril forms a pinwheel. Initial "F" (Fratres carissimi) Sermon of St. Augustine Decorated initial "F," 10 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with tendrils and ivy leaves. The stem of the letter "F" continues on the lower margin of the page and ends in ivy leaves The Ascension Sermon of St. Augustine Historiated initial "F," 10 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with the Ascension. The Virgin and Saint Peter with a group of Apostles flank a tall hill. They look at Christ disappearing in a cloud. Christ's feet and a wounded hand are visible. The stem of the "F" has a winged dragon shape with a lion head and ends in a tendril with ivy leaves Initial "H" (Hodie sedenti) Abbot Bernhard Decorated initial "H," 11 lines Blue initial on pink ground. At the center, a rhomboid shape on blue and pink ground decorated with golden dots, tendrils and ivy leaves Initial "P" (Post illum) Prayer for the Ascension Decorated initial "P," 12 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with tendrils and ivy leaves. The stem of the letter "P" continues on the bottom of the page, forming tendrils on which are represented two apes battling with a stick. Initial "C" (Comedite amici) Prayer on the Vigil of Pentecost Decorated initial "C," 10 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground decorated with tendrils and ivy leaves The Pentecost and Initial "A" (Audistis fratres) On the Day of Pentecost Illumination, 9 lines; decorated initial, 10 lines Illumination with the Pentecost. The Virgin at the center is flanked by apostles, while the Dove of the Holy Spirit descends above her. Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground decorated with tendrils, ivy leaves, and a man with a bow shooting an arrow at an ape ringing bells Initial "H" (Hodie dilectissimi) Sermon of Bernhard on the Pentecost Decorated initial "H," 11 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with tendrils and ivy leaves. The curve of the letter "H" has a dragon shape. Inside the letter, two apes play a rebec (above) and bells (below) Initial "H" (Hodie sollempnitatem) Sermon of Abbot Bernhard on the Pentecost Decorated initial "H," 7 lines Blue initial on pink cross-hatched ground with tendrils and ivy leaves. The curve of the "H" has a large dragon shape with wings and a windmill tail. Initial "I" (Inebriamini igitur) Prayer on the Day of Pentecost Decorated initial "I," 13 lines Golden initial decorated with tendrils, apes, and two crowned female bust figures on the stem of the initial

German sixteenth-century alum-tawed white pigskin, blind tooled over wood boards; back: four upper raised bands; blue and white headbands; each cover is ruled by triple fillets to form a rectangular disposition of frames and fillets around a central rectangle; the areas are filled with a close series of stamped impressions; strips decorated with vegetal motives alternate with impressed stamps; page edges painted in red; two brass catches

 First half of the 14th century CE Lower Rhineland Léon Gruel and Robert Engelmann, Paris, late nineteenth-early twentieth century, no. 139 Henry Walters, Baltimore, purchased from Gruel and Engelmann before 1931 Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters' bequest Relevant Works Miner Dorothy. Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Baltimore: The Walters Art Gallery with the Baltimore Museum of Art, 1949, p. 50, no. 137, fig. 53a. De Ricci, Seymour. Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. Vol. 1. New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1935, p. 823, no. 395. Wentzel, Horst. "Eine Deutsche Glasmalerei-Zeichnung des 14. Jahrhunderts." Zeitschrift für Kunstwissenschaft 12 (1958): 131-40. Wadsworth Atheneum. Life of Christ. Hartford, 1948, p. 31, no. 180. Kroos, Renate. "Der Codex-Gisle I: Forschungsbericht und Datierung." Niederdeutsche Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte 12 (1973): p. 130, no. 27. Los Angeles County Museum. Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts. Los Angeles, 1953, no. 82. Brown University. Transformations of the Court Style: Gothic Art in Europe, 1270 to 1330. Providence, 1977, p. 136. Robb, M. David. The Art of the Illuminated Manuscript. Cranbury, N.J: Philadelphia Art Alliance Press, 1973, p. 256, fig. 176. Stechow, Wolfgang. "Emmaus." Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte, ed. O. Schmitt Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler, 1967, cols. 233-34, 241. Alexander, Jonathan J. G. Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992, pp. 56-57, p. 165 no. 33, figs. 79-80. Diringer, David. The Illuminated Book: Its History and Production. London: Faber, 1967, p. 190. Oliver, Judith. "The Walters Homilary and Westphalian Manuscripts." Journal of the Walters Art Gallery 54 (1996): pp. 69-85. Wentzel, Horst. "Ein Elfenbeinbüchlein zur passionsandacht." Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch 24 (1962): p. 209, no. 40. Miner, Dorothy. Anastasie and Her Sisters: Women Artists of the Middle Ages. Baltimore, 1974, pp. 14-18, figs. 4-5. Roosen-Runge-Mollwo, Matie. "Ein illustriertes Blatt in Cleveland aus dem Wettinger Graduale." Zeitschrift für Schweizerische Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte 31 (1974): pp. 97-109. Swarzenski, Hans. "Review of Marie Mollwo, 'Das Wettinger Graduale.'" Phoebus 2 (1948): p. 45. Comstock, Helen. "The Connoisseur in America: Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Books of the Walters Collection." Connoisseur 96 (1935): p. 346. Miner, Dorothy. "Preparatory Sketches by the Master of Bodleian Douce MS. 185." In Kunsthistorische Forschungen Otto Pächt zu seinem 70. Geburtstag. Artur Rosenauer, Gerold Weber, and Gertraut Schikola, ed. Salzburg: Residenz Verlag, 1972, pp. 118-123, figs. 1-10; 17. Art Medicine Museum Poetry Script Muhammad, the Prophet Kashmiri Horses Walters Art Museum Document Astrology Devotion History Legal Literature -- Poetry Literature -- Prose Liturgy Philosophy Science Science -- Medicine Scripture Sufism Theology Mineralogy Logic Geography Geomancy Cosmology Cartography Fortune-telling Koran Qur`an Firman Palimpsest Prayer Bible Gospels Psalter Missal Lectionary Book of Hours Antiphonary Homilary Processional Horologion Breviary Hymnal Chronicle Maghreb Sub-Saharan (West) Africa Turkey Afghanistan Central Asia Egypt England India Iran Iraq Pakistan Germany France Austria Netherlands Ethiopia Armenia Flanders Greece Mamluk Mughal Ottoman Ottonian Armenian Byzantine Abbasid Qajar Rajput Christian Arabic Austrian Dutch Egyptian Fatimid German Indian Islamic Persian Safavid Timurid Turkish Umayyad English French Flemish Ethiopian Carolingian Calligraphy Colophon Headpiece Illumination Illustration Medallion Miniature Ornament Painting Early Abbasid script Ragini Romanesque Gothic Watermark Grotesques Historiated initial Inhabited initial White-vine lettering Textura Batarda Humanistic Uncial Accordion book Album Book Codex Manuscript Heraldry Saint's Life Drawing Grisaille Binding New Abbasid style Musical notation Russia Romania Charter Russian Genealogy Mass book Prayer book Gospel Lectionary Psalter-Hours Treatise Grammar Gloss Pontifical Private devotional text Gradual Protective scroll Scroll 10th century 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 8th century 9th century Block book Caroline minuscule Central Arab lands (Near East) Chart English secretary hand Kufic Gothic book hand Original binding Treasure binding Gospel Book Spanish Spain Italian Italy Coptic Scrapbook American United States Maryland Historical Society Friendship book Friendship Biography Judaism Talmud Liturgical Devotional Scriptural Theological Legal Historical Scientific Scientific -- Medical Literary -- Prose Literary -- Poetry Philosophical Astrological Sufi English Christian Codex Illumination Manuscript German Lectionary Germany Liturgy Book Walters Art Museum Drawing Historiated initial Miniature Painting 14th century