Pelican reviving her young (fol. 91r)
- Original object type: Artefact
- Title: Pelican reviving her young (fol. 91r)
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Description:
The lower border depicts a pelican reviving its dead young with its own blood, an allegory of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. The border also has acanthus leaves, pinks, a rose, a swallow, a jay and buttercups. 6-line foliate initial 'P' infilled with small pink flowers.
Context: Devotions at mass: Precor te amantissime domine Ihesu
- Date range: [ca. 1500-1520]
- Date: 1510
- Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
- Physical Identifier: BC MS 11/25
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/11170
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