Alphabets & Numbers of the Middle Ages (page 4/4)

Badge of Saint John the Evangelist

A detail from Sacred Monogram and Badges of the Apostles, the badge of St. John, depicted here as an eagle and a scroll. [more...]

Badge of Saint Matthew the Evangelist

A detail from Sacred Monogram and Badges of the Apostles, the badge of St. Matthew, depicted here as a tax collector. [more...]

Badge of Saint Mark the Evangelist

A detail from Sacred Monogram and Badges of the Apostles, the badge of St. Mark, depicted here as a winged lion with a scroll.. [more...]

Initial Letter M With Crucifixion Scene

This decorative initial capital letter “M” is made from the crucified Jesus, complete with a face at his feet probably meant to be a skull representing Gogatha, the name of the skull-shaped hill where the crucifixion happened, and a person on either side of the cricified Christ: probably they are the disciple whom Jesus loved, and Mary the mother [...] [more...]