Cmmissioned in 1554-55 by Dame Julienne de Glymes, former cantrix and prioress of the Cistercian Abbey of Salzinnes
Provenance
Salzinnes (Namur) - Cistercian convent [OCist]
Decoration - Description
Illuminations in gouache ranging from embellished text initials to full-page images of Biblical and non-Biblical scenes, and full-length portraits of thirty-four nuns including Cistercian, Carmelite and Benedictine
Each portrait is identified by name in cursive or block script and in some cases, their positions within the Abbey. Cistercian portraits include three named abbesses, a prioress and assistant prioress, as well as regular members from the convent.
Heraldry
Coats of arms of the Glymes family, the manuscript's patrons
