In a single scene, this miniature shows us a number of episodes centred on the body of Christ wrapped in a linen. That linen is the Shroud, which is portrayed in the lower-central part of the picture. The big Cross divides the remaining space in two parts. On the left, there are scenes preceding the deposition (here Joseph of Arimathea is the main character), on the right we see Jesus’ body in the cavern that is going to become His tomb. A fantastic vision of Jerusalem (that looks very much like Rome) is on the background, along with a black sky, that is lightened by a blazing sun drawn on the junction of the Cross’ beams.

Joseph of Arimathea: “Lord, I am wrapping you in the linen that will keep your body. I bought it along with the burial essences, just a while ago, in a hurry, before the city stopped its activities for the Sabbath. I asked Pilate to be given your body in order to place it in the new sepulchre that I own, in a garden not far away from here. Let the brightness of this linen adsorb your sufferings, let it wipe your blood and clean the spits. There was no time to clean you as we should have. It is Easter. However, what kind of Easter could it be, Lord, if you are in a tomb? Help us to believe in what you told us, Lord, even though I see you lying lifeless”.