The Pontifical of Renaud de Bar
Blessing of an Abbot of Canons
Texts and Images
A single miniature, showing an abbot kneeling before a bishop, marks the beginning of this short section.
Abbot-elect receiving the bishop’s blessing (Blessing of an Abbot of Canons)
The partial bar border and ornamental initial B are decorated with foliate motifs. A standing bishop is depicted in the historiated initial A. The bas-de-page scene shows a man with shears chasing a rabbit that holds two swaddled baby rabbits.