ClaireFromClare, Today is the feast of St John the Apostle, seen here with eagle and palm in the silver seal matrix of #ClareCollege (the half-figure is 8mm high), & in the sumptuous Breviary of Marie de St Pol, best friend of the #LadyOfClare. 🧵 1/3
📷 #CambridgeUniversity #UL MS Dd.5.5 f.217v https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DD-00005-00005/410; https://barnes1.net/seal/
#medieval #craftsmanship #14thCentury #silversmith #StJohn #manuscript #illumination #MarieDeStPol @medievodons