Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Belgium, Ghent, 1270-1280
MS M.72 fol. 7v

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Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Gabriel, decorated nimbus, holds blank scroll in left hand and gestures toward Virgin Mary with right hand. Virgin Mary, veiled with decorated nimbus, holds book in left hand and raises right hand to chest. Dove of Holy Ghost emerges from clouds above her head.
Figures are set in gold background and enclosed in architectural setting composed of two trefoil arches surmounted by three turrets.