Abstract
This article examines the iconographic features of the Grammont Breviary, the jewel of the Maredsous library, long entrusted to the care of dom Daniel Misonne. The iconographic programme evolves over time. Rather modest in the first two volumes, it takes on an unsuspected breadth during a second campaign, which correspond to the appointment of a talented illuminator, the Master of Gerard Brilis. This artist uses a system of medallions, placed in the borders of the pages, to hold narrative extensions of the main motif painted in historiated initials. Some of them illustrate biblical accounts or are inspired by hagiographical sources widely known in the Christian world. Others display Old Testament prototypes requiring an in-depth knowledge of typological symbolism. In one case, that of Saint Adrian, patron saint of Grammont, the hitherto unidentified source of the representations must be sought in local legends.
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