Commentary on the Apocalypse and commentary on the Book of Daniel
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1910
Zone 1, left:
Apocalypse: John taking Book (Revelation 10:9) -- Starred arc of heaven with starred border; below, angel, pearled nimbus, in starred cloud, right foot in sea containing fish, left hand raised, right hand giving book to John, pearled nimbus.
Zone 1, right and Zone 2:
Apocalypse: John measuring Temple (Revelation 11:1-2) -- John receiving rod from angel, both wearing pearled nimbi; John, pearled nimbus, holding measuring rod beside altar in portal flanked by half figures of men.
Starred and decorated background inscribed UBI ANGELUS SUB NUBE; UBI ANGELUS LIBRUM ACCEPIT; UBI ANGELUS ARUNDUM ACCEPIT.
And I saw another strong angel, descending from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet were like columns of fire. He held in his hand a small open book, stationed his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land. And the angel said: "Receive the book and consume it. And it shall cause bitterness in your stomach, but in your mouth it shall be sweet like honey." And a reedlike staff was given to me. And I was told: "Rise up and measure the temple of God, the worshipers, and the altar. But do not measure the atrium outside of the temple because it has been given over to the Gentiles. And they shall trample upon the Holy City for forty-two months. (Rev. 10:1–11:2)
The angel, "clothed" with a band of star-filled clouds, stands on a stream with fish extending to the bottom of the page. At the bottom John measures the gold altar and the group of worshipers on the right. The unconcerned group on the left refers to the Gentiles. The rubric at the top of the facing page (Incipit explanacio) marks the beginning of the commentary.