Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Missal
Italy, Perugia, 1472-1499
MS m.472 fol. 197v

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Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Archangel Gabriel, nimbed, raising right hand and holding stalk of lilies with three blossoms in left hand, kneels on one knee before Virgin Mary, nimbed, head inclined, arms crossed on breast.
Scene in initial U decorated with floreate ornament at the beginning of the introit for the feast of the Annunciation.