MINIATURIST, English
(active in the 14th century)

Angels Turning the Spheres of the Universe

14th century
Manuscript (MS Harley 9440)
British Library, London

The miniature on folio 28r of the 14th-century manuscript shows angels - the agents of God's will - turning the spheres of the Universe with giant handles. It is a naive representation of the concept that the Universe was created by God, and was kept in being by the continuous power of his will.