Dimensions
Overall Open: 49.8mm × 49.8mm × 92mm (5 × 5 × 9.2 cm)
Description
Paternoster, Ten Apostle Ave Beads, Crucifix, and Finger Ring
Paternoster: exterior - Gothic tracery;
Interior upper: Celestial Jerusalem with Christ presiding over Last Judgement with St. Matthew on left, Job on right;
Interior lower: Cleansing of Naaman with St. Jude seated by River Jordan
Bead B: members of church; Good Samaritan?
Bead C: Baptism of Christ; Pentecost
Bead D: Last Judgement; Judgement of Solomon
Bead E: Ascension; Transfiguration; murder of Amos by Amaziah, priest of Bethel
Bead F:Death with spear; Elijah raising widow's son; Resurrection
Bead G: Descent into Hell; Harrowing of Hell; Death of Zachariah
Bead H: Crucifixion; Entombment; David dancing before the Ark
bead I: Annunciation; Nativity; Death of Isaiah
Bead K: Habakkuk feeding Daniel in the lion's den; God in majesty; Christ Child in Glory holding tau cross
Bead L: Creation of the Heavens; Christ Child in sun with scroll; Moses receiving tablets
finger ring bezel: coat of arms
cross: Crucified Christ (recto); Anna Selbdritt (verso)
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
[carved on hoop of ring]
SANS FAVLTE [Renaissance letters]
[paternoster]
SANCTI PER FIDE VICERVY' REGNA heb' II [Hebrews 11:33; exterior upper half around trim]
OMNE QVOD NON EST EX FIDE PECCATV' EST ro [Romans 14:23; exterior lower half]
CARNIS RESVRREXIONEM ET VITAM ETERNA' [Renaissance letters on scroll held by St. Matthew]
IN CARNE MEA VIDEBO DEVM / JO [black letter on scroll held by Job 19:26 - both upper inner]
HELIZE [black letter label]
SEPTIES LAVARE IN IORDANE [black letter on scroll]
JUDAS THE [Renaissance letter label]
REMISSIONEM PECCATORVM [Renaissance letters on St. Jude's scroll]
B
SCAM ECCLESIA' CATHOLICA SACTORV' CO' 10 [St. Simon]
CONSVMMABO TESTAMENTV NOVVM jhe 31 [Jeremiah - source: Hebrews 8:8]
[indecipherable scroll held by sibyl]
C
CREDO IN SPIRITV' SANCTVM [St. James the Lesser]
SPIRITV MEO SR' OMN CARNE [Joel 2:28]
...hec fieri aut ycodei [sibyl]
D
INDE VERITVR' E' IVDICARE VIVOS ET MOR [St. Matthew]
IPSE INTER FRATRES DIVIDET ozee 13 [Hosea 13:15]
SECRETA AT' RELERABIT PACTORA [sibyl]
E
ASCENDIT I CELOS SEDET AD DEXTRA DEI PTIS OMI [St. Bartholomew]
EDIFICAT IN CELO ASCENSIONE SVA am. 9 [Amos 9:6]
F
TERCIA DIE RESVRREXIT A MORTVIS [St. Thomas]
EPOMVIT IONAM I ARIDAM jone 2 [Jonah 2:11]
G
DESCENDIT AD INFERNA [St. Philip]
EDCXIT VINCTOS DE LACV zacha 9 [Zachariah 9:11]
H
PASS'SB PONCIO CRVCIFIXVS MORTV SEP' [St. Andrew]
EGO SVM VERMIS Z NON HOMO ps. 21 [King David - source: Psalm 21:7]
I
QVI CEPTVS EST SPTV' SANCTO NAT' EX MARIA VIRGINE [St. James]
ECCO VIRGO COCIPIET PARIET FI esae [Isaiah 7:14]
K
ET IN IHM SV' XPM FILIV' EI' VINCV' DNM NRM' [St. John]
EXVLTABO IN DEO IHESV MEO abec 3 [Habakkuk 3:18]
L
CREDO IN DEVM PATRE' OMNIPOTETEM CREATORE CELI ET TERRE [St. Peter]
AVDI YSRAEL DNS DEVS SICVY POLLVS EST [Moses - source: Deuteronomy 6:3]
DE LXV E [Christ Child]
[source: Romanelli - note that Molinier 1902 has some of inscriptions transcribed in upper/lower with slight differences]