Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Amiens, ca. 1480
MS M.198 fol. 20r

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Virgin Mary and Christ Child -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, seated on canopied throne with carved statues, holds in her lap Christ Child, with crossed nimbus, extending both hands toward donor, with hat hanging down his back and purse at waist, kneeling with joined hands raised. Scene in room with landscape with distant city visible through arched doorway at right.
Initial O inhabited by bird, possibly mourning dove or pigeon.
Margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament, inhabited by snail, hawk, and fantastic animal.