Mass of St. Gregory; Annunciation

Oblong carving of boxwood; square with arched top:one face with Mass of St Gregory, with two acolytes officiating before altar, on which stands Christ with instruments of the Passion; two bishops to right, two priests to left; other face with Annunciation and two men counting beads before figure of Virgin and Child, patron saint on each side; part of larger carving.

source: British Museum website

Biblical Scenes

Pinnacle: Virgin and child in centre, with four reliefs making up the Holy Kinship on the inside; upper bead opens into a triptych; corpus: Nativity, Moses and the Burning Bush, Gideon and the Fleece, Flowering of Aaron's Rod; left wing: Annunciation; right wing: Presentation in the Temple; lower bead: Adoration of the Magi; exterior: Tree of Jesse

Carrying of the Cross; Crucifixion

Polyptych: Upper hemisphere: Crucifixion; left wing: Brazen serpent; right wing: Descent from the Cross, Entombment; outer wings: left: Presentation of the Virgin, right: Marriage of the Virgin; lower hemisphere: Carrying of the Cross with St. Veronica; Medallion: outer: Annunciation; inner: Nativity, Presentation, Annunciation to Joseph, Flight into Egypt, Christ in the Temple

Miniature Altarpiece

Triptych with original Tree of Jesse case.
Upper corpus: Crucifixion with male donor at bottom left with bishop patron saint, female donor holding rosary at bottom right with St. Barbara.
Inner left wing: Carrying of the Cross; Outer left wing: Jesus at the Mount of Olives; Inner right wing: Descent from the Cross with Resurrection below; Outer right wing: Kiss of Judas.

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