Images from Late 10th Century Sacramentary of Bishop Warmund of Ivrea

 Here are some of the images you can find via google images from the Sacramentary of Warmund, Bishop of Ivrea, circa 1000 AD.  Ivrea is in the extreme north-western part of modern Italy.  The first image is the Coronation of a King by a Bishop, the second is the Consecration of a Bishop by a Metropolitan with other Bishops participating, and the third is the Consecration of Christ on Holy Thursday by a Bishop. 

 

The Humility of God

 "For this end the Only-Begotten Son of God took on Him the Form of our infirmity; for this the Invisible appeared not only Visible, but even despised; for this He endured the jests of contumely, the reproaches of derisions, and the torments of sufferings, that God in His Humility might teach man not to be proud.  How Great then is the Virtue of Humility, since for the sole purpose of truly teaching it, He Who above estimation is Great, became Little, even to Suffering?  For since the pride of the devil cause the origin of our fall, the Humility of God was found out as the Instrument of our Redemption.  For our enemy who was created great above all things, wished to appear exalted above all things.  But Our Redeemer remaining Great above all things, deigned to become Little among all things."

(St. Gregory the Great, the Dialogist [+604], Book 34, Sec. 54, "Morals on the Book of Job"] 

Angel Carries St. Ambrose to Heaven

 

An Angel carries St. Ambrose to Heaven.

[from the circa 840 AD Altar antependium in Milan]