Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Loire, ca. 1475
MS G.1.I fol. 75r

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Christ: Presentation -- Simeon, wearing conical miter, holding nude Christ Child on drapery, stands before Virgin Mary, veiled, kneeling, hands extended to the Christ Child. Behind her are Joseph the Carpenter wearing hood and mittens, and Anna the Prophetess, wearing hat and veil, holding candle with right hand and basket in which are doves on left wrist. Man wearing hat stands behind Simeon.
Scene before porch (?) of building, on which is frieze of statues. Statue on facade of building in background; gargoyles on buttresses of buildings; woman wearing hennin, and man in background.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament including rose, and inhabited by fantastic animal. In right margin, initials I and B bound together with knotted cord. In lower margin scroll inscribed with ET NON AVTRE.