An exquisite Christian prayer roll from five centuries ago has been rediscovered by researchers, giving the public its first glimpse at this little-seen religious medieval document, of a kind that rarely survives to the modern day in one piece.
A rare English illuminated medieval prayer roll, believed to be among only a few dozen still in existence worldwide, has been analysed in a new study to
The black crosses refer to the Cross of Bromholm, which was said to contain a a piece from Jesus s cross. The manuscript also includes prayers and practices for Christian worshippers.