Sujet

Mercury (?); Zodiacal Sign of Taurus; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Mercury (?); Zodiacal Sign of Taurus; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Additional Info:The bust-length figure carrying a caduceus on this calendar page may be Mercury, the Roman god of war associated with the month of May. As was traditional with calendars in religious service books, some feasts are highlighted, here with red or blue ink, and the most important are in capital letters. The feast of the Ascension, for example, is written in capitals with alternating colors. A bull in a medallion represents the month's zodiacal sign of Taurus.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A68_386

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,0Mo (1,9Mo) / 27,4cm x 42,0cm / 3242 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany animal religious German country religion metal science color bull medieval astrology Christianity gold location century Bible Biblical concept calendar zodiac manuscript prayer book Colour mediaeval Middle Ages gold leaf Taurus zodiac sign 12th century illuminated manuscript missal tempera vellum manuscript Unknown Heritage Art sign of the Zodiac folio verso Tempera colours gold leaf silver leaf and ink Stammheim Missal