Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Rouen, ca. 1500
MS M.129 fol. 82v

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Virgin Mary and Christ Child -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, holding round object in left hand and nude, nimbed Christ Child in right hand, sits on canopied throne flanked by angel, kneeling, playing harp, and female donor, veiled, kneeling with joined hands. Scene in room with marble-paneled walls and brocade cloth.
In vignette in lower margin:
Virgin Mary: Life in Temple -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, holding shuttle in right hand, sits at loom and is flanked by two angels kneeling with joined hands raised. In background is marble-paneled wall with pseudo-inscription.
Miniature and margin enclosed by gold frame.