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Description: | In terms of its style, its heraldry, and details of its text, this volume is a member of a close-knit group of manuscripts made for members of the Bohun family, who were earls of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton for most of the 13th and 14th centuries. It is possible that it was made at the Bohun family castle at Pleshey, a few miles north-west of Chelmsford; John de Teye (probably from Great or Little Tay, a few miles west of Colchester) is recorded as having worked as the family's illuminator there.
The large initial contains four scenes: the first two illustrate the parable of the Great Supper; the third shows Christ eating with publicans and the parable of the lost sheep; the fourth shows Christ preaching and the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 14:21, 22, 15:2-7, 11-32). To the left and in the border are a seated bishop and two scenes from the story of Theophilus. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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