MINIATURIST, French
(active c. 1100)

Sacramentary of Saint-Étienne de Limoges

c. 1100
Manuscript (MS. lat. 9438), 275 x 175 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

This miniature is from the Sacramentary of Saint-Étienne de 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