Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, possibly Tours, ca. 1540
MS M.1030 fol. 48v

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Christ: Presentation -- Joseph the Carpenter, nimbed, stands behind Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, extending over draped altar nude Christ Child, with crossed rays as nimbus, to Simeon of Jerusalem, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter. To right is ewer-shaped vessel and two men. Above altar hangs chandelier (?) or plaque. Miniature framed by gold border with classical grotesques and ornament.