The Entry into Jerusalem - Benedictional of St. Aethelwold (971-984), f.45v - BL Add MS 49598

The Entry into Jerusalem

[Whole folio] Preface to the blessing for Palm Sunday. Christ is astride a donkey, and followed by a group of people with golden palm branches. Two youths at the city gate spread mantles under the donkey's feet, and above them other figures lean out from the city walls or are up a tree throwing flowers. The scene is surrounded by frame of 'Winchester' acanthus, with round bosses at each corner