Furtmeyr Bible – Mary

Two facsimile leaves from the Furtmeyr Bible: Mary in the light rays and Mary in the Tree of Jesse

 

Description

Facsimile leaves of the initial images of the Furtmeyr Bible: Mary on the crescent moon in the light rays. Mary in the Tree of Jesse.
Library and call number: Library of the University of Augsburg (Germany), Cod. I. 3. 2 ̊III, fol. 2v and Cod. I. 3. 2 ̊IV, fol. 2v.
Provenance: Regensburg (Germany) 1470 and 1472
Illuminator: Berthold Furtmeyr (active 1460–1501) and his disciples