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Missal
Northern Italy, perhaps Bologna, ca. 1461-1479
MS M.95 fol. 201v

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Christ: Presentation -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, extends right hand to nude Christ Child, crossed nimbus, extending His left hand to her breast, standing on draped altar. Figure at right only partially visible, holds drapery with right hand. Floreate ornament extends from initial O. At beginning of collect for Mass on Feast of the Purification of the Virgin (2.2).



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