Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Loire, ca. 1475
MS G.1.I fol. 61v

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Shepherds: Annunciation -- One of two shepherds, wearing hood, indicates upward with left hand; second shepherd, wearing hat, holding stick with right hand, is seated on ground, looking up. At right shepherdess wearing headdress, is seated, with lamb partially on her lap, her right arm around its neck, touching front hoof with her left hand. Above, amid rays, half figure of angel holds scroll inscribed GLORIA IN [...] (Luke 02:14).
Scene in landscape with herd of sheep next to turf bench around tree; more sheep at right. City in distance.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament inhabited by butterflies, crow (?) and snail. In left margin, initials I and B bound together with knotted cord. In lower margin scroll inscribed with ET NON AVTRE.