Saint John Receiving the Book from the Angel

This miniature depicts Saint John on the left, identified by his halo, wearing a white tunic and dark purple mantle, holding a long thin rod that touches the roof of a stylized, grey, walled building. An angel on the right, also haloed and wearing a white robe with a long pale cape, extends both hands to pass an orange-covered book to the saint. They stand on a green foreground against a flat, burnished gold leaf background, characteristic of medieval manuscript illumination.

This scene is an illustration from the Bamberg Apocalypse, a 11th-century manuscript containing the Revelation of Saint John. It depicts the visionary moment described in Revelation 11:1, where the author is commanded to measure the temple of God.