Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, ca. 1470
MS M.159 fol. 24r

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Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Archangel Gabriel, holding scepter in left hand, kneels before Virgin Mary, nimbed, with right hand raised, kneeling at draped prie-dieu with open book, beneath canopy.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux, vinescroll, and floreate ornament, including violas and strawberry.