
Although Pope John XXII had extended the Feast of
the Trinity to the Universal Church in 1334, Jean
Colombe did not choose to illustrate the beginning
of its office with a representation of the Three
Persons.
Instead, he showed Christ in a church with
stained-glass windows representing large figures,
blessing with His right hand and holding the globe
with a cross in His left hand. His arched brow,
flowing hair, and double pointed beard conform to
the fashion of the day.
The large B which marks the beginnings of the introit of the Mass for the Trinity also dates from the time of Jean Colombe.
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