MINIATURIST, French
(active c. 1100)

Entry into Jerusalem

c. 1100
Illumination on parchment
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

This miniature is from the Sacramentary of Saint-Étienne in Limoges. (The Sacramentary is a book containing the prayers that the priest recited at Mass.) The upper part represents Christ with two Apostles, while in the lower part Christ's entry into Jerusalem is depicted.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 3 minutes):
Guiraud de Bornelh: Reis Glorios