Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Speculum humanae salvationis
Belgium, Bruges, mid 15th century
MS M.385. Fol. 010v

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Left column:
Christ: Nativity --Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled, reclining on draped bed, head on pillow, holds with both hands Christ Child, crossed nimbus, swaddled. Joseph the Carpenter, holding cloth with both hands, stands at foot of the bed. Bed is below thatched roof, surrounded by wattle walls. Heads of ox and ass are visible at manger in background.Right column: