Large illuminated initial, border work, small initials, rubric, placemarkers.
Summary
Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
In art, mementos mori are artistic or symbolic reminders of mortality. Memento mori is a Latin expression meaning "remember that you have to die". It was then reused during the medieval period, it is also related to the ars moriendi ("The Art of Dying") and related literature. Memento mori has been an important part of ascetic disciplines as a means of perfecting the character by cultivating detachment and other virtues, and by turning the attention towards the immortality of the soul and the afterlife.
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Date
1475 - 1498
Location
Delft? Netherlands
Source
New York Public Library
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")