Detail View: Medieval Collection: Tree of Salvation

Image Number: 
JRL1120261
Reference Number: 
Latin MS 18
Link to Catalogue: 
Latin manuscripts
Image Title: 
Tree of Salvation
Parent Work Title: 
Arbor Caritatis et Misercordiae
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Tree of Salvation
Date Created: 
14th century [late]
Page: 
Frame three
Image Sequence Number: 
003
Description: 
Vellum roll on mounted cloth. The subject is the Tree of Salvation, and the sequence runs from the bottom to top of the tree. Poem written in red and black on a long label held by two angels at the ends. Enlarged capital 'P' in red. Above this is a band of brown ground. In the centre the tree rises. At its foot kneels a bishop. On the left and right kneel eight figures: those on the left (reading from the left) are: Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah and David. Those on the right (reading from right to left) are: Ezekiel, Daniel, Job (with spots on him) and Solomon. All hold prophecies. These kneeling figures are separated by eight large leaves growing out of the ground, inscribed with the mysteries of our Lord's life. Above these are eight half-length figures with labels. On the left, the four Latin doctors: Augustine, Ambrose, Jerome and Gregory. On the right: Gregory, Nazianzen, Chrysotom, Athanasius and Basil. (1) In the central stem of the tree is an angel holding a scroll. To the left of the central stem are two medallions: God showing Moses the Heavenly Tabernacle, and (b) the Angel appearing to Joachim among the shepherds. On the right of the central stem are two medallions: (c) the birth of the Virgin, and (b) Mordecai's vision of a fountain and the sun.
Language Code: 
lat-DE
Subject: 
Poetry
Subject: 
Religion
Subject: 
Christianity
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Rolls
Sub-Category: 
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Vellum mounted on cloth
Creation Site: 
Germany
Item Height: 
Roll: 6401 mm
Item Width: 
Roll: 850 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
References: 
James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
Notes: 
Given measurements are for the entire roll and are an approximation.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2011-04-21
Multi Page Number: 
15
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2013-09
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB