Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Lectionary
Italy, Padua, 1436
MS M.180 fol. 65v

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Pentecost -- Virgin Mary, rayed nimbus, veiled, with joined hands, stands flanked by ten apostles, nimbed, some with joined hands, one back-turned, one raising left hand, four looking up. Dove of Holy Ghost hovers amid red and gold rays that descend to heads of apostles and Mary, terminating in flames.
Three domed buildings with arched openings are in background.
Beginning of Gospel reading for Pentecost.