Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Two pages from an illuminated manuscript, Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ by an unknown artist. The pages are yellowed with age and have a worn, aged appearance. Each page contains four square illustrations, arranged in two rows of two. The illustrations are framed in green and bordered in red. The illustrations depict scenes of people in robes and some with halos. Some illustrations have a gold background. The people in the illustrations are shown in various activities. The top left illustration on the top page shows an angel and a person in a red robe. The top right illustration on the top page shows people gathered around a figure. The bottom left illustration on the top page shows people gathered around a table. The bottom right illustration on the top page shows people gathered around a figure. The top left illustration on the bottom page shows people gathered around a cross. The top right illustration on the bottom page shows people gathered around a figure. The bottom left illustration on the bottom page shows people on either side of a figure. The bottom right illustration on the bottom page shows people on horseback. The illustrations appear to be medieval in style. The pages have some tears and holes.
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- 654 × 900 px
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