St. Jerome

upper: St Jerome as a cardinal, St. Jerome and the lion and in the background merchants. lower: St Jerome in the wilderness kneeling before a crucifix, in front of him his lion and behind him his cardinal's robes. In the background a castle amid trees.

source: V&A website

Rosary

The beads are graduated, with the largest being the Paternoster. Each bead has fourteen sides, four of which have space for a scene.
Paternoster bead: St. Judas; Resurrection of the Dead (2 scenes); blank
Ave beads: Each apostle can be identified by a shortened form of his name, his attribute and a scroll containing the initial letters of his part of the Apostles' Creed.
1. St. Peter; The Creation of the Heavens; The Creation of the World; the Creation of the Sun, Moon and Stars
2. St. Andrew; Ecce Homo, Man of Sorrows, Ruler of the World

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