Abraham Greets the Lord in the Plains of Mamre and the Transfiguration
from Iluminations from The Book of Collects

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1854 Illuminated manuscript of the collects for the Sundays and Red-Letter Festivals of the church year according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Decorated in medieval manner, each collect is written in black ink decorated with red, with illustrated borders. Many of the borders contain biblical scenes and saints. medium: ink on paper technique: illuminated, calligraphy, painting St David's Cathedral Library, St Davids, Pembrokeshire Reproduced by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of St David's Cathedral. The manuscript was given to the cathedral by Miss Dorothy Ellis. In a letter dated 20th December 1928, she noted that 'the book was made by my English Great Aunts who were Puseyites of the forties and fifties. I give it in memory of my late father'. Unfortunately Miss Ellis names neither the aunts nor her father. She left Pembrokeshire for Newmarket.  (ObjectID=5189 ImageID=1395) Original File Name=_MG_3433.jpg

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• Abraham kneels before the angels  [Genesis 18:1-5]
• Christ ascends into heaven; apostles (and Mary) beneath  [Acts 1:9-11; Luke 24:50-51]
• Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers 
• crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene  [Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38]
• flowers 
• lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' - symbol of Christ 
• Luke the evangelist 
• Mark (Marcus) the evangelist, and bishop of Alexandria 
• the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel  [Luke 1:26-38]
• the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus) 
• the apostle and martyr Barnabas of Cyprus, first bishop of Milan 
• the apostle and martyr Matthias; possible attributes: axe, book, cross, halberd, scroll, sword 
• the apostle Bartholomew 
• the apostle James the Great 
• the apostle John the Evangelist 
• the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome 
• the apostle Philip; possible attributes: book, cross, dish with snake, lance, scroll, stone, sword 
• the apostle Thomas 
• the instruments of the Passion and the five wounded limbs 
• the supper at Emmaus: Christ is recognized while blessing or breaking the bread  [Luke 24:30-31]
• the Transfiguration: Moses and Elijah appear on either side of Christ on Mount Tabor  [Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36]

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales