Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Bourges, ca. 1473
MS M.677 fol. 42v

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Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Anne of France, within opening of canopy decorated with fleur-de-lis, kneels, hands joined in prayer, behind Angel Gabriel, kneeling, head bent. Heraldic motifs and statues of male figures appear in niches on far wall of room.