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List View of MS M.905 Geese Book (MS M.905). Nuremberg, Germany, 1507-1510.
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Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 243v Church, possibly of S. Lawrence (St. Lorenz, Nuremberg), surmounted by cross, with cross-inscribed banner flying from tower; in foreground, graveyard. All within decorated initial T. In lower margin, three men, two wearing hats, one with scabbard at waist, sit on chairs at draped round table laden with food, platter, and utensils. Two hold goblets. The one at right tips goblet up to drink as his hat falls to ground behind him. Banquet scene amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 1r Half-figure of Christ, nimbed, with right hand raised in blessing and left hand holding cross-surmounted globe. Within decorated initial A. In lower margin, man, wearing hat, standing, and bear, with bleeding wound in left side, standing on hind legs, wrestle. Spear on ground. All amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 22r Christ: Nativity -- Mary, nimbed, and Joseph the Carpenter, bald, kneel flanking Christ Child, nude, issuing rays and lying on Mary's mantle on ground. In background, shed and stone wall, with landscape and star behind. Scene within decorated initial P. In lower margin, fox stalks two cocks amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 38v Magi: Adoration -- Three magi hold gifts; the middle-aged bearded magus wears hat and mantle with fur collar; the youngest black magus, wears turban and crown; and the eldest bearded magus kneels before Virgin Mary, nimbed, seated, holding on her lap nude Christ Child, both surrounded by the magi. In background wall and shed, with landscape with trees and star beyond wall. Scene within decorated initial E. In lower margin, owl holding in its beak small bird, possibly a thrush (?), amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 121r Christ: Entry into Jerusalem -- Nimbed Apostles, including Peter and Evangelist John, follow Christ, rayed, cross-nimbed, with reins in left hand and right hand raised, astride ass treading on garment spread by youth. People witness approach from city gate, some wearing hats, one with joined hands raised. Scene within decorated initial D. In lower margin, peacock with tail feathers fanned, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 156r Christ: Resurrection -- Christ, nimbed, showing wounds, draped in mantle, with cross-inscribed bannered cross staff in left hand and right hand raised in blessing, stands before tomb, flanked by two men, wearing hats, one with mace and the other with axe, both seated on ground, one sleeping. In background, city. Scene within decorated initial R. In lower margin, hawk pursues duck, both in flight, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 176r In lower margin, three half figures of angels, one with hammer in right hand and three nails in left hand, one with spear, and one with tau-cross with titulus. All amid foliate ornament. In right margin, half figure of angel with crown of thorns in right hand and reed with sponge in left hand, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 186r Christ: Ascension -- Virgin Mary and Evangelist John, both nimbed, kneeling with joined hands raised, and Apostles, nimbed, kneeling, surround mount upon which are two footprints. Above, feet of Christ, showing wounds, beneath robe, disappear into clouds. Scene within decorated intial U. In lower margin, wolf, wearing hat and scarf, holding rod in right paw, stands on hind legs beside lectern, on which is open book with pseudo-inscription, instructing seven geese, beside fox, seated with foreleg resting on back of one goose (Scene, Burlesque: Instruction). Scene amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 194r Pentecost -- Dove of Holy Ghost, cross-nimbed, with rays emanating, above Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, arms crossed over breast, flanked by twelve Apostles, nimbed, three with joined hands raised, one orant. Scene within decorated initial S. In lower margin, crane, standing on right foot, holds serpent in beak, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 205r Trinity: Mercy Seat -- God, decorated crossed nimbus, sits on throne, holding tau-cross, with titulus inscribed INRI, to which Christ, cross-nimbed, with crown of thorns on head inclined and eyes closed, wearing loin cloth, is affixed with three nails. Dove of Holy Ghost, nimbed, with wings extended, perches on left arm of the cross. Scene within decorated initial B. In lower margin, wild man, wearing wreath of leaves, with quiver with arrows hanging from waist sash, aims bow and arrow at sleeping stag, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 3 details	MS M.905 I, fol. 209r Two angels, kneeling, hold monstrance enclosing wafer. Above monstrance, inscribed ECCE PANIS ANGELORUM on background (Corpus Christi), all within decorated initial C. In lower margin, three half-figures of angels, playing lute, pipes, and harp, amid foliate ornament. In right margin, half-figure of angel, playing lute, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 3 details	MS M.905 II, fol. 205r Virgin Mary and Christ Child: Type, Apocalyptic Woman -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, wearing crown (Bugelkrone), emanating sun's rays and standing on crescent moon, holds scepter in right hand and on draped left arm, nude Christ Child, nimbed, hands grasping an object. Figures within decorated initial S. In lower margin, hawk flies to coop enclosing seven chicks, amid foliate ornament In right margin, fountain with fluted basin and two lion-head spouts. Two pheasants (?) stand on edge of the basin, one bending to drink. All amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.905 I, fol. 249v Half-figure of skeletal corpse, partly shrouded, within decorated intial R.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 II, fol. 1r Christ: calling Peter and Andrew -- Christ, cross-nimbed, stands on shore of Sea of Galilee. In boat near shore, Andrew, stands with oar (?) beside Peter, tonsured, leaning over and holding net, with fish, in water. Sea and mountains in background. Scene within decorated initial D. In lower margin, spotted dog chases rabbit, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.905 II, fol. 8r Joachim and Anna: at Golden Gate -- Joachim, wearing hat, and Anna, wearing veil and wimple, both standing, embrace before gateway. Scene in landscape with trees and mountains, within medallion amid foliate ornament in lower margin.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 II, fol. 21v Christ: Presentation -- Simeon, wearing high priest's miter decorated with crescent moon, with draped hands holds nude Christ Child, cross-nimbed, above draped altar, on which are two doves, before Virgin Mary, veiled, with joined hands raised. In background, one of two men wears hat, and holds lit candle, beside Prophetess Anna (?), wearing veil. Scene within decorated initial S. In lower margin, male monkey with fruit in left paw, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 II, fol. 31v Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Archangel Gabriel, holding scepter, kneels before Virgin Mary, nimbed, arms crossed over breast, kneeling at draped prie-dieu before canopy with inscription NOMINE DOMINI. Dove of Holy Ghost, nimbed, emitting rays, hovers above them. Scene within decorated initial R. In lower margin, dog, on forelegs with hindquarters raised, taunts cat, with back arched and fur on end, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 1 detail	MS M.905 II, fol. 49r Virgin Mary: Visitation -- Virgin Mary and Elizabeth, both nimbed, both wearing veils and wimples, stand with right hands clasped together, gesturing with left hands. Scene in landscape with lake and mountains, within wreath amid foliate ornament in lower margin.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 II, fol. 88r Lawrence of Rome, nimbed, holding gridiron in right hand and book in left hand, sits on cushioned bench before two angels behind balustrade. In lower margin, bear sits playing viol and boar (?) sits and holds sheet of music with right hoof above horn on ground, amid foliate ornament.
Page View with 2 details	MS M.905 II, fol. 91r Virgin Mary: Coronation, and Trinity -- God and Christ, identical figures, both nimbed, wearing papal tiaras, seated beneath canopy, with left hands holding cross-surmounted globes, raise right hands in blessing toward Virgin Mary, kneeling with joined hands raised, on clouds of heaven, and being crowned by angel. Dove of Holy Ghost, nimbed, hovers above crown (Trinity: Two Persons flanking Dove ?). Scene within decorated initial G. In lower margin, monkey, wearing cape, sits playing bagpipe, amid foliate ornament.

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