A note on the emblems of the Evangelists follows in the remarks on the combinatory forms met in grotesque art. |
In the centre is the Madonna and Child enthroned in a vesica above six saints, and surrounded by the symbols of the Evangelists. |
Eighteen ornate towers represent the Apostles, Evangelists, Jesus and Mary. |
This manuscript is written in a bold hand, with black ink, and is illuminated with rude portraits of the Evangelists. |
But to the top of the House is Mankind, thus paralytically diseased, to be carry'd by the four Evangelists, his Bearers. |
Each of the four Evangelists is accompanied by their respective symbol in their miniature portraits in the manuscript. |