Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS M.219 fol. 121v

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Virgin Mary: Coronation, Virgin kneeling -- Angel places crown on head of Virgin Mary, nimbed, kneeling with joined hands raised before Christ, with crossed nimbus, seated on canopied throne with right hand raised in blessing and holding cross-surmounted globe in left hand.
Miniature enclosed in architectural frame.
Upper, left, and lower margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament. Butterfly in left margin.