A collection of three finely executed individual cuttings of miniatures of Saints from the same parent manuscript, most likely from the Saint Suffrages from a Book of Hours. Each miniature is executed with exquisite detail and individuality in the faces of the Saints. The shading and golden highlights are of a fine quality. Each Saint is shown against a grey backdrop and gold border. The first presents two female Saints, c. 24 x 24 mm, possibly Saint Elizabeth and a young Virgin Mary who are characteristically depicted together through a younger and an older women. To the left of the miniature, the Saint is shown with a white maphorion and blue garments highlighted in gold, she is sat atop a chair. To this Saint’s right is a younger woman dressed in a gold and orange garment with ginger unbound hair.  The second depicts one male Saint, c. 24 x 22 mm, Saint Lawrence. He is shown wearing a gold and orange deacon’s vestment, with a pink hue to his face, and having a tonsure and a halo. In one hand, he holds a book, and in the other a gridiron as a symbol of his martyrdom. The third depicts one female Saint, c. 21 x 21 mm, Mary Magdalene. She is shown dressed in blue with long and unbound ginger hair and a halo. In her hands she holds a jar of ointment which represents the perfumed oil that she used on Jesus’ feet. The verso of each miniature is text written in neat cursive gothic script in dark brown ink, ruled in ink, rubrics in red. Behind Saint Lawrence there is a one-line initial in gold on red grounds and the corner of another Saint miniature.
 
The miniatures are bright and crisp with very minor rubbing. The verso of the miniatures has evidence of being mounted or glued, with the text only being partially visible across all three miniatures.
 
The cutting of medieval manuscript miniatures is not a practice accepted now. It is, however, an important part of their history. During the Victorian period in particular, manuscripts were commonly dismantled and miniatures or decorations would be cut and pasted into albums. This was due to the images being seen as the most prized aspect of a medieval book. These miniature are a testament to the history of medieval manuscripts, how they were used and consumed. It was never static, which makes them an important piece of history into understanding how these objects have been appreciated throughout the centuries, even though it is different to how we see them now.