God in majesty

Unknown (French)


Item type:
manuscript, codex, scroll
Date of creation:
ca. 1400
Height:
37.5 cm  (14 3/4 in.)
Width:
27.0 cm  (10 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
bodycolour, gold leaf and gold paint on vellum

Additional titles

God in majesty with the Evangelists; from the so-called Fly Missal, now a missing page from the Casanatense
The Fly Missal

Description

God the Father seated in majesty surrounded by the Four Evangelists. Forming a border are angel-musicians playing drums, portative organ, rommelpot, hurdy gurdy, psaltery, recorder, bagpipes, cittern, rebec, harp, gittern, trumpets, lute, shawm, vielle, and a triangle with three jingling rings.

Iconclass

11C231
God the Father (as bearded old man) enthroned, usually with crown or tiara, and with sceptre and/or globe
11G21
angels singing, making music
48C73
musical instruments; group of musical instruments
11I41
the four evangelists together (author portraits)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Drum [2585]
Portative organ [2267]
Rommelpot [4688]
Hurdy-gurdy [3305]
Psaltery [3677]
Recorder [4039]
Bagpipe [3746]
Cittern [3106]
Rebec [3202]
Harp [3285]
Gittern [3365]
End-blown trumpet [6556]
Lute [3394]
Shawm [4258]
Fiddle [3142]
Triangle (with rings) (3 rings)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Berry, Mark. Index of triangle iconography (Bowling Green, Kentucky: Living Sound Publications, 2017).

RIdIM record id

5999