The Pontifical of Renaud de Bar
Office for the Dedication of a Church
Texts and Images
This long text has nineteen large miniatures, several of which are displayed on the right. The cycle opens with an illustration of a group of people praying in front of a reliquary (a shrine containing saintly relics) on the eve of the dedication of a church (fol. 1r). It ends with a miniature showing a bishop and clergy processing towards the altar before celebrating the Mass of dedication (fol. 50r).
Bishop reciting the Litany (Office for the Dedication of a Church)
The partial bar border and the large ornamental initial K are decorated with foliate motifs. A rabbit defends himself from an archer in the bas-de-page. The litany is decorated throughout with small burnished gold initials.