Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps Tours, ca. 1500
MS M.12 fol. 21r

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Christ: among Doctors -- Joseph the Carpenter, nimbed, wearing hood, holding staff in left hand, and Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, with joined hands, stand and look toward Christ, as youth, standing surrounded by doctors, wearing hats, some gesturing to Him. Scene in room with marble-paneled walls with engaged pilasters and marble floor.
Margins with foliate ornament. In lower margin is fantastic animal.