Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps Provence, ca. 1470-1480
MS M.1107 fol. 21r

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Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Archangel Gabriel, holding scepter and short scroll, kneels on one knee before Virgin Mary, nimbed, kneeling with hands crossed on her breast before prie-dieu with open book. Canopy behind her. Dove of Holy Ghost descends on rays from window toward Mary.
Margins with floreate ornament, inhabited in right margin by hybrid man, with bird body, holding banner with three points (?); and in lower margin by mounted knight, with lance and shield.