Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, between 1471 and 1485
MS M.815 fol. 20v

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Virgin Mary, nimbed, crowned, seated on throne beneath canopy, holds in her lap nude infant Christ Child, with crossed rays as nimbus.
Floreate margins with emblems of Henry VII (?), including ostrich plumes and fire-breathing dragon. In four vignettes are angels, holding lute, bird, harp, and viol.