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The End of the World in Images: The Picture Book of the Life of St John and the Apocalypse

Picture Book of the Life of St John and the Apocalypse is a unique and visually striking example of the picture-book Apocalypse – a distinctive group of medieval manuscripts that present the apocalyptic visions of the Book of Revelation primarily through images.

https://www.medievalists.net/2026/02/picture-book-st-john-apocalypse/

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The Douce Apocalypse (21r); Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Douce 180.

The page features a beautifully illuminated miniature depicting scenes from the Book of Revelation, showing Christ enthroned within a mandorla (almond-shaped frame) with the Lamb of God below, accompanied by saints and angels with golden halos.

The figures are rendered in vibrant colors including blues, reds, and golds, using Gothic architectural framing. Below the illumination is Latin text in Gothic script, with the manuscript notation "Ch.8 v.1" visible at the top. The Douce Apocalypse is one of the finest examples of English Gothic manuscript illumination from the mid-13th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Apocalypse_manuscripts#/media/File:The_Douce_Apocalypse_21r_-_Oxford_-_Bodleian_Library.jpg

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