Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1480-1500
MS M.179 fol. 23r

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Virgin Mary and Christ Child: Type, Suckling -- Before cloth of honor, Virgin Mary, nimbed, with left breast exposed, is seated on faldstool (?), with Christ Child, nimbed, seated on her lap.
Miniature below arch supported by two columns. Margins decorated with border of floreate and foliate ornament.