09-09-2019, 11:29 AM
Yes, I agree about the blood. Red is almost exclusively found in Currier A, which I think deals with the theme of the Passion (possibly among other things). Currier B I think includes Revelation.
The Passion is basically a stream of blood and torture, so it's consistent that A is relatively rich in red.
For the red specks in this folio, I'm reminded of the booklet I posted about in the other thread, in which a priest describes how to link stages of the Passion to certain plants, based on old folk names.
"Consider Millfoil or Our Lord's Back (Achillea millefolia) whose myriads of red flowerets were seen to symbolize the welts of Christ's scourged back."
The Passion is basically a stream of blood and torture, so it's consistent that A is relatively rich in red.
For the red specks in this folio, I'm reminded of the booklet I posted about in the other thread, in which a priest describes how to link stages of the Passion to certain plants, based on old folk names.
"Consider Millfoil or Our Lord's Back (Achillea millefolia) whose myriads of red flowerets were seen to symbolize the welts of Christ's scourged back."