Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Belgium, Ghent, 1270-1280
MS M.72 fol. 8v

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Christ: Nativity -- Christ Child, swaddled and lying in manger surmounting trefoil arch, behind which appear heads of ox and ass. He is flanked by veiled and Virgin Mary, decorated nimbus, reclining on draped bed and supporting head with right hand, and Joseph the Carpenter, wearing pointed cap, seated with head in right hand and left hand in lap.
Figures, set in gold background, are flanked by two curtains, hanging from two trefoil arches surmounted by three turrets, comprising architectural frame.