Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, possibly Paris or Angers, ca. 1435
MS M.241 fol. 73r

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Miniature:
Christ: Nativity -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, lies with swaddled Christ Child in canopied bed. Joseph the Carpenter, wearing turban, hands folded, stands next to bed. Basin, filled with water, is on floor beside the bed.
Margins:
Foliate border.