Christ praying from BL Royal 20 B IV, f. 40v
Summary
Detail of a miniature of Christ praying in the synagogue, while two elders are reading from a roll. Image taken from f. 40v of Meditationes vitae Christi (Le Livre doré des meditations de la vie de nostre seigneur Jesu Christ). Written in French.
Pseudo-Bonaventure (Latin: Pseudo-Bonaventura) is the name given to the authors of a number of medieval works which were believed at the time to be the work of Bonaventure. The most famous, the Meditations on the Life of Christ, remains usually described only as a work of Pseudo-Bonaventure. This book is dated 1420. Meditationes vitae Christi (Le Livre doré des meditations de la vie de nostre seigneur Jesu Christ), Central France.
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pseudo bonaventure translated by jean galopes dit le galoys
christ
bl royal
b iv
medieval
manuscripts
meditation
life
pseudo bonaventure
medieval miniatures
french manuscripts
jesus christ
meditationes vitae christi
synagogues
jewish history
france
british library
Date
1300 - 1380
in collections
Source
Christie's
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Public Domain