Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps Tours, ca. 1500
MS M.12 fol. 19r

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Holy Family -- Joseph the Carpenter, wearing hat, sits and sleeps with head resting on left hand and crutch leaning against his left leg. Beside him sits Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, with open book with pseudo-inscription in her lap and with left hand on back of Christ Child, with crossed rays as nimbus, standing beside Mary with his hands on the book. Behind Joseph stands angel.
Margins with foliate ornament in pattern of squares. In right margin is snail.