Keywords: Pearl-cotton-nero-a-x-f37r-c1400.jpg Pearl circa 1400 Pearl is an anonymous 14th-century poem written in Middle English The poem describes an allegorical dream/vision and alludes to Jesus' parable of the Pearl This painting is the first of a series of four miniatures illustrating prominent aspects of the vision 1 falling asleep in this world; 2 wandering in a dream/vision garden; 3 encountering his guide the Pearl maiden on the far side of a river; 4 being shown the heavenly Jerusalem Cotton Nero A x Project http //gawain ucalgary ca/ anonymous 1400 PD-old-100 PD-1996 Illuminated manuscripts in the United Kingdom Allegorical paintings Religious allegories Pearl c 1400 - BL Cotton MS Nero A X |