Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

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

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Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, seated beneath canopy with joined hands raised, faces archangel Gabriel, holding scepter in right hand, kneeling on one knee, with left hand indicating God above, in cloud-rimmed arc of heaven. Above Gabriel is dove of Holy Ghost. Between Mary and Gabriel is vase with flowers and column on pedestal base. Below is inscribed AVE GRATIA PLENA. All in center medallion.
Foliate ornament in corners.