Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1470
MS M.30 fol. 119v

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Virgin Mary: Coronation -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, with joined hands, kneels before Christ, crossed nimbus, right hand extended in blessing, holding tripartite globe with left hand, seated on throne with canopy. Angel, holding crown, hovers above Mary; another angel, with joined hands, kneels behind her.
Scene in room with wood ceiling and window. Miniature in grisaille with gold and color detail.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament, in grisaille with color detail, inhabited by bird.