De civitate Dei

The manuscript contains the De civitate Dei by Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430. Manuscript 106 dates back to the second half of the fifteenth century and was part of Ten Duinen Abbey library. Folio 21v contains a large, multicoloured initial with floral motives against a golden background. On Folio 22, Saint Augustine is portrayed as a bishop and Doctor of the Church with his mitre, staff and book. …