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Trinity College, Cambridge, MS R.16.2
The Trinity Apocalypse
The Life of Saint John
f.30b. Illustration 85. John and the Bishop facing, with labels. John says: Rendez a mai celu ke io uus comaundai ? e par le tesmoine de ceste seinte eglise ke uus gouernez ? Io te demaund le iuuencel ke io comaunda. The Bishop, dejected, says: Mors est. Verroiment est il mort a deu ? kar il se departi plain des totes mauueistes ? e al derein deuint mauueis larun e ore si est un munt od graunt cumpainie de larruns si ad le munt purpris pur la gent gattes e oscire e rober. In C. two trees, with birds on them projecting outside the frame. Two men with bows shoot at the birds. The youth sits on a mound on R. facing L. with a bow. A man with wreath on R. strings a bow. (I)ci cum seint iohan demaunde le iuuencel ? e cum il est al bois od laruns.
86. John on a dapple-grey horse riding to R., with label: Pur quai fues tu beau fiz tun pere ? pur quai fues tu un ueillard sanz armes. merci eez de tai e ne eez nent de pour ? kar unkeore poez auer esperaunce de uie. A man with wreath, and arrows at his belt, catches the horse's rein. Another facing L. draws his bow. The youth looks to L. and runs to R. among trees. (I)ci cum le iuuencel senfut ? e cum seint iohan point apres si le apele doucement.
87. John on L. takes the arm and kisses the hand of the youth, who kneels to him. In C. he baptizes him in a green font. On R. he leads him by the hand into the door of a church on R.(I)ci cum seint iohan baise la destre del iuuencel ? e cum il le baptize ? e cum il le remene al eglise dunt il fu issu.
Shelfmark: R.16.2
Manuscript Title: The Trinity Apocalypse
Date: 13th Century, circa 1250
Size: 43.5cm x 32cm
Material: Vellum.
Language: Anglo Norman
Source: Trinity College, Cambridge, MS R.16.2
The upper register is referenced on p67, Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350, Western Europe and the Crusader States by David Nicolle
154A-D Apocalypse from St Albans, Hertfordshire, c.1230
(Trinity College Library, Ms. R.16.2, Cambridge, England)
One of the earliest accurate illustrations of the longbow and its use. Clearly the bow has a much shorter draw (A) than the Asiatic composite bow. Arrows are kept in the belt rather than a quiver (A and C), and the weapon is strung by placing one end against the side of the foot (D).
