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The Hermann Composite begins with St. Jerome’s prologue on the Hosea. It contains a sizeable illuminated capital depicting abbot Hermann holding a book and crosier, his head partially surrounded by a nimbus and standing in an archway. Hermann is…

illuminations and illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w.
f.159v - The end of the decorated chonology. (Fisher Library) Text in a gothic script with black ink (and red used for initials). Diagrams of family trees with linked circles…

illuminations and illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w.
f.160v - The end of the contrast of prophets and apostles. (Fisher Library)
. Four miniatures in a rectangular grid of six inserts, the last two of which are blank, Each insert…

Illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w.
f.161v-162r - The Illustrated Anticlaudianus continued. 12 miniature inserts in a square grid. (Fisher Library) Intended to be read in sequence, top down in three columns. (Newman 2003, 84)…

Illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w.
162v: The illustrated Anticladianus sequence concludes with an alternate ending to Alan's original poem in which the perfect man is explicitly identified as Jesus. (Newman 2003, 84) 12 miniature…

Illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w.
f.163v-164r - The illustrated fifteen signs continues. (Fisher Library) Painted miniatures in two decorated, vertically divided inserts per page, accompanied by text captions above in black ink,…

Illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w.
f.164v-165r - The illustrated fifteen signs continues. (Fisher Library) Painted miniatures in two decorated, vertically divided inserts per page, accompanied by text captions above in black ink,…

Illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w.
f.165v-166r - The illustrated fifteen signs continues. (Fisher Library) Painted miniatures in two decorated, vertically divided inserts per page, accompanied by text captions above in black ink,…

Illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w. (Fisher Library)
f.166v- The fifteenth sign of the apocalypse and a dedication to Hermann. Painted miniatures in two decorated, vertically divided inserts , accompanied by text captions above in…

Illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w.
f.167v-168r - an illustrated catalogue of women martyrs and saints, divided over three horizontal rows of inserts, (Fischer Library) most of which are irregularly divided vertically into separate…