medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
In answer to Nancy Warren's question:
> this angel is wearing something that looks more like a
crown--it
> is placed well down on his head, over his hair, and it has
a cross
> projecting up from the front. Can someone tell me if this
is in fact unusual, or if
> it is a typical way of portraying an angel's halo?
I've seen angels with headbands sprouting a cross in late
Flemish book illuminations (end of fifteenth century on).
The angels usually do not have a halo, but often have a
headband. A good example of a headband with a cross is fol.
42v of Bodleian Library, MS Douce 256, attributed to the
Master of the David Scenes.
Bonnie Blackburn
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