Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS M.219 fol. 114r

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Christ: Flight into Egypt -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, seated sideways on ass, holds in her lap and suckles Christ Child, nimbed. Behind the ass walks Joseph the Carpenter, carrying bundle on staff over his right shoulder.
Miniature enclosed in architectural frame.
Upper, left, and lower margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament. Bird in lower margin.