Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Rouen, ca. 1470
MS M.1093 fol. 73r

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Virgin Mary: Coronation -- Two angels, one holding harp with both hands, stand behind angel, holding mantle of Virgin Mary, kneeling with joined hands raised on tasseled cushion as fourth angel places crown on her head with both hands. Before the Virgin Mary is Christ, crowned, with crossed nimbus, wearing jeweled cope, with right hand raised in blessing and holding cross-surmounted globe in left hand on left knee, seated with feet on tasseled cushion on canopied throne with carved pinnacles and two statues.
Margins with foliate ornament with lozenges and medallions with foliate ornament. Lower left corner inhabited by hybrid man, wearing hood with protruding ears, with right hand pointing to half-moon head on rod held in left hand.