Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Brittany, ca. 1465
MS M.84 fol. 84r

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Christ, nimbed, crowned, wearing cope and gloves, stands with right hand raised and holds cross-surmounted tripartite globe in left hand. Surrounding Him are angels, some wearing vestments, including two holding Instruments of the Passion (column, sponge on reed, rods, nails, spear, and cross). Scene in room with polygonal vault and arched openings.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux ornament.