MINIATURIST, German
(active 1210s in Weingarten)

Berthold Sacramentary, folio 96r

1215-17
Manuscript (MS M.710), vellum, 293 x 204 mm
The Morgan Library and Museum, New York

The picture shows folio 96r with a full-page miniature featuring the Crucifixion of St Peter.

When the emperor condemned the apostle Peter, he asked to be crucified upside down because he felt unworthy to die in the same way as Jesus Christ. The lower part of the miniature shows the judgment, while the upper part shows the crucifixion.

The folio contains embroidered repairs.